On the evening of Saturday, December 30, Russia attacked Ukraine, in particular Kharkov. There were two hits in the city center – in the courtyard of a residential building and in a hotel. They also shelled the outskirts of Kharkov, but there were no wounded there.
Unfortunately, instead of preparing for the New Year, Kharkov residents are forced to hide in shelters. The occupiers are simply ironing out this city – residents of Kharkov heard explosion after explosion on the evening of December 30th. As of 21:36 on December 30, 20 victims were known, among them two children and a British journalist.
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Russia hit a residential building in Kharkov: what is known
Arrival at a residential building in the city center. Serious damage, fire. Information about the victims is being clarified. There is also destruction of civilian infrastructure. Details later,
– the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov wrote at 19:44.
Correspondents of “Suspilny” reportedthat at the scene of the hit in a residential building in the center of Kharkov, ambulances are working to take away the wounded. How many people were injured is still being determined.
The head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov clarified which targets Russia hit.
“The occupiers struck the central part of the city of Kharkov. There is damage to civil infrastructure: medical institutions, apartment buildings, shops and other public places, transport. Exclusively civil infrastructure!” – noted He.
Then in a comment to “Suspilny” he addedthat one of Russia’s strikes destroyed the kindergarten. Residential buildings nearby were damaged by the blast wave.
In the police they saidWhat In addition to the center of Kharkov, three missile hits were recorded in the Industrial district – this is the south-eastern outskirts of the city. All rockets hit the ground, no one was injured.
How many people were injured as a result of the attack in Kharkov
At 19:47 at the Kharkov region police reported about four wounded. But this is preliminary data.
“According to preliminary data, 4 people were wounded as a result of shelling in Kharkov. All relevant services are working on the spot: doctors, rescuers, law enforcement officers,” they wrote there.
At 19:56 the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov named the number of eight victims.
At the moment, doctors are providing assistance to 8 victims, all are hospitalized, 4 people are in average condition, 4 are in mild condition,
– he informed.
Relevant services are on site.
At 20:23 Igor Terekhov reportedthat the number of wounded has increased – there are already 14 of them.
“Preliminarily, there are no deaths. There are currently 14 injured. According to preliminary information, 5 are already in the hospital,” the message said.
But after a few minutes, at 20:30, it became known about 16 victims .
Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko wrotethat doctors and psychologists are working on site.
The State Emergency Service and the police are working. Rescuers provided pre-medical care to 7 people, 2 of whom were children. Among the victims is a journalist from the UK. Also, emergency workers and police evacuated 8 people from the damaged house, handing them over to doctors and psychologists,
– his message says.
Consequences of the shelling of Kharkov December 30, 2023 / Photo from Igor Klimenko’s telegram channel
Oleg Sinegubov told about the condition of the wounded child.
“Among those injured as a result of the invaders’ strike on an apartment building is a 16-year-old boy, he was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds in a medical institution, his condition is average,” he wrote.
The Kharkiv Palace Hotel, where journalists often stayed, was also damaged.
During the attack, Russia also hit the hotel. About it reported Head of the Kharkov Regional Prosecutor’s Office Alexander Filchakov at 20:20.
Today, December 30, the Russian military from the territory of the Belgorod region launched a missile attack on the center of Kharkov with S-300 missiles. As a result of this missile attack, the Kharkiv Palace hotel complex was damaged and partially destroyed. Also, one of the missiles hit a residential building on Girshman Street,
– he said.
As a result of the strike, 7 civilians were injured, including a child, as well as a foreign journalist.
The shelled Kharkiv Palace Hotel / Photo “Suspilnoe”
Local publics circulated photographs from inside the hotel. They show a Christmas tree in the middle of the rubble.
The destroyed Kharkiv Palace hotel after the shelling on December 30 / Photo telegram channel “Kharkiv 1654”
Sergei Sternenko reported that Many foreign journalists stay at the hotel.
This is what the shelled Kharkiv Palace Hotel looks like / Photo from Sergei Sternenko’s Telegram channel
Sinegubov, in a commentary to Suspilny, said that the Kharkiv Palace was hit on the 12th floor. After the first hits, people managed to go down to the shelter, so there were few wounded there – only two. Fortunately, their injuries are minor.
Details of the attack on Kharkov
- On the evening of December 30, the city heard at least six explosions – a whole series. Unfortunately, there was an arrival in the central part of the city, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
- During the attack, when explosions were heard, Kharkov temporarily trains stopped in the metro. This was a preventive measure, and now the metro is operating normally. Such a stop was required so that passengers would not have to be taken out of the tunnels if there was not enough voltage to move the train.
2023-12-30 17:45:00
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