Two killed and 24 injured in Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv's Nemyshlianskyi district overnight and in the morning

Iryna Vakuliuk, Anastasia Prots — 8 July, 08:32
Two killed and 24 injured in Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv's Nemyshlianskyi district overnight and in the morning
Kharkiv. Stock photo: Getty Images

Two people have been killed and 24 others injured as a result of two Russian missile strikes on the Nemyshlianskyi district in Kharkiv on the night of 7-8 July and on the morning of 8 July.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Details: The authorities reported that the Russians had carried out three strikes on Kharkiv's Nemyshlianskyi district this morning, one of which hit a five-storey apartment block.

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Two people were killed in the strike and 20 were injured.

Russian forces had previously attacked the Nemyshlianskyi district on the night of 7-8 July. According to Syniehubov, four women aged 52, 79, 47 and 69 were injured in the strike. All were diagnosed as suffering from shock and received medical treatment.

Quote from Terekhov: "More than 20 houses have been damaged, along with the windows of a church, the street lighting network and five cars. Around 20 houses, a church and five cars have been damaged in the area."

Background: Russian forces used a ballistic missile fitted with a cluster warhead to strike Odesa on the evening of 7 July. Ten people were injured.

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