Three bodies found under rubble after Russian strike on Kharkiv – photos, video
Three people have been killed and 11 injured in a Russian strike on the city of Kharkiv on the evening of 12 October.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration
Quote from the State Emergency Service: "A missile strike destroyed the entrance section of a four-storey residential building in the city's Kholodnohirskyi district. People may be trapped under the rubble. Despite the threat of further strikes, rescue workers, police officers, medics, volunteers, search-and-rescue dog handlers and municipal workers are working at the scene. Psychologists from the State Emergency Service are providing assistance to those affected."
Details: A rescue worker was injured while dealing with the aftermath of the strike and taken to hospital.
Fires and structural damage have also been reported at other locations.
Terekhov initially said that one body had been found under the rubble of the building in the Kholodnohirskyi district.
Update: Syniehubov later said that three bodies had been found under the rubble of the same building.
Emergency services are working at the scene. The search operation is ongoing.
Background: Russian forces struck Kharkiv on the evening of 12 October, causing the entrance section of a residential building to collapse and injuring people.
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