Number injured in Kharkiv strike rises to 37 as rescue workers search rubble for survivors – photo
The number of people injured in a Russian strike on a high-rise building in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district has risen to 37.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov
Details: According to Syniehubov, five of those injured in the attack remain in hospital, with one woman in a serious condition.
The Russian strike hit a residential building, destroying the sixth to ninth floors. Two men, aged 50 and 66, were killed.
A five-year-old boy is among those injured. The local authorities previously reported that 11 people had sustained blast injuries, two suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, and another eight, including the child, experienced an acute stress reaction.
The search and rescue operation is continuing at the scene. Emergency workers are clearing collapsed structures to determine whether anyone remains trapped under the rubble.
Update: In the afternoon, Terekhov said that the number of those who sustained injuries had increased to 37. He also stressed that one person had been killed and not two as it was reported by Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration before.
Background: Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district on the morning of 9 August, hitting high-rise buildings and leaving people dead and injured.
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