Russia attacks Kyiv and Kharkiv with missiles: there are dead and injured
31 May 2024 09:13
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On the night of 31 May, Russia attacked Kyiv and Kharkiv. The attacks resulted in injuries and deaths. This was reported by the head of the KMIA Serhiy Popko and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
According to preliminary data, the enemy used cruise missiles.
“All targets were destroyed by air defence forces and means. The type and number of weapons used by the enemy will be provided by the Air Force,”
– popko said.
According to preliminary information, a fire broke out in a non-residential building in Holosiivskyi district as a result of the fall of debris.
The fire damaged a private household, a service station, a car wash, 6 cars, and a warehouse. The fire burned over an area of approximately 120 m2.
As of 8am, there was no information on casualties or deaths.
Russia attacked Kharkiv around midnight. The enemy hit a five-storey residential building. The 3rd to 5th floors were partially destroyed. A fire broke out. Two people died. 25 people were injured, including two children – a boy and a girl aged 12.
“The enemy again used the tactic of a double strike, while medics, rescuers and law enforcement officers were already working at the scene. According to preliminary data, the occupants fired S-300 missiles in Novobavarskyi district of Kharkiv. All the hits were to civilian infrastructure. Liquidation of the consequences is ongoing,”
– emphasised Syniehubov.
According to him, a fire truck and an ambulance were damaged as a result of the repeated shelling at 00:15. Among the wounded are an emergency medic and a police officer.
“A man born in 1959 died as a result of a rocket hitting the ground on the territory of a civilian enterprise. Another missile hit a three-storey administrative building,”
– added the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
The liquidation of the consequences continues.
