One killed and 20 injured, including four children, in Russian guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv – photos
Russian forces launched a guided aerial bomb attack on Kharkiv on 7 July, killing one person and injuring 20 others, including four children.
Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on social media; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "Three enemy guided aerial bombs have struck the Shevchenkivskyi district. Information is being gathered on the damage."
Details: Terekhov later reported that four people were known to have been injured.
Update: Terekhov said that one person has been killed and six others have been injured as a result of the Russian strike on Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district. Some cars were destroyed by fire, and buildings were damaged.
At 16:19, Terekhov reported that the number injured has risen to 20, including four children.
Syniehubov said that the person killed in the Russian attack was a 54-year-old man.
"The strike hit the roadway. The blast wave damaged the windows of a nearby building and parked vehicles," he said.
Syniehubov also reported that among the children injured in the attack, a 12-year-old boy required medical treatment for blast injuries.
According to the State Emergency Service, damage has been caused to a medical facility, an educational institution, a petrol station, residential buildings and warehouses in the Shevchenkivskyi district. In addition, cars and dry grass in open areas caught fire.
Firefighters have extinguished the fires.
Background: Prior to this, the Russians launched a drone attack on a petrol station in Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district.
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