Number injured in Kharkiv strike rises to 23 as rescue workers search rubble for survivors

The number of people injured in a Russian strike on a high-rise building in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district has risen to 23. Two men were killed.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

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.

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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