Russians strike business centre in Kharkiv Oblast twice: 10 injured, fire breaks out – photos
Russian forces attacked a business centre in a residential area of the town of Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast, causing a fire and injuring at least 10 people.
Source: Serhii Zelenskyi, Head of the Lozova hromada A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories , on Telegram
Quote: "In Lozova, the enemy struck a business centre in a densely populated residential area. The building caught fire, and nearby apartment buildings were damaged. After waiting for a while, the Russians launched a repeat strike… Ten people are currently known to have been injured, some of them seriously."
Details: According to Zelenskyi, this was a "deliberate attempt to cause the maximum number of casualties", as the Russians struck during working hours and targeted an area with shops, medical and social facilities.
All emergency services are currently working at the scene of the strike.
Zelenskyi urged residents not to ignore air-raid warnings and not to approach strike scenes to avoid exposing themselves to the risk of repeat attacks.
Background: On 21 August, Russian forces attacked a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih with drones twice, killing 16 people and injuring 140 others.
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