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Russia hits Kharkiv high-rises with guided aerial bombs, killing and wounding dozens of people

Sofia Polonska
24 September, 2024 Tuesday
18:25

On Tuesday, September 24, the Russian army attacked Kharkiv with glide bombs. The hits were recorded in the Saltivsky and Kyivskyi districts, at least 3 people were killed and 31 wounded

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The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, released the latest information about the casualties.

As of 5:58 p.m., three civilians were reported dead and 28 injured as a result of the attack on Kharkiv. A few minutes later, Syniehubov added that the number of injured had increased to 31.

The youngest injured is a 17-year-old girl. The oldest wounded is 87 years old.

Most of the casualties are in moderate condition, four people are in serious condition. Three people were in surgery at the time, and all the wounded were provided with the necessary medical care.

According to the State Emergency Service, terrorists struck Kyivskyi, Saltivskyi, Nemyshlyansky and Shevchenkivsky districts with guided bombs.

Strikes on Kharkiv by guided aerial bombs in the afternoon of September 24

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported another Russian attack at 3:26 p.m. The mayor reported the hit of a guided aerial bomb in one of the most populated areas of the city.

Later he clarified that the strikes hit four administrative districts of Kharkiv.

‘Information about the victims and damage is being collected by the relevant services. But we can already see that residential areas of the city are under attack.   

Be careful - there are still glide bombs in the air,’ he said.

Later, the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, added that two aerial bombs had been spotted in the Saltivsky district of Kharkiv. 

Terekhov also reported a hit in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv.

‘We have preliminary information about the hit of two residential high-rise buildings in Kyivskyi and Saltivskyi districts,’ he said.

At 3:52 p.m. Syniehubov reported at least 3 wounded. They are in serious condition.

Later he added that the number of wounded had increased to 5. 

‘The number of victims has increased to five. People are under the rubble. One of the high-rise buildings was hit directly,’ said the head of the regional state administration.

Terekhov noted that according to preliminary information, which needs to be confirmed, there are dead.

As of 4:19 p.m., the number of wounded was 15. One person was also reported dead.

‘One person is dead. At least 15 people were injured,’ Sinehubov wrote.

Later, he reported one more dead person. Thus, the number of victims of Russian shelling increased to 2.

‘The death toll has increased to three people. The rubble is being cleared,’ Sinehubov wrote at 4:16 p.m.

Terekhov noted that 6 people were injured as a result of a hit on a residential building in Kyivskyi district.

‘The floors of the building were from the eighth to the third. In total, we have two fatalities at all the hit sites. A search and rescue operation is underway. All relevant services and volunteers are working at the scene,’ he added.

According to the mayor of Kharkiv, there are 13 victims in the Kyivskyi district, including one dead. 

‘The house that was hit in Kyivskyi district was already shelled at the beginning of the war. It was almost repaired, all the windows were replaced, insulated and prepared for the heating season. The enemy hit it with a guided aerial bomb for the second time,’ Terekhov added.

At 4:45 p.m., Syniehubov said that the number of wounded had increased to 22.

According to the updated information, the shelling hit a 9-storey building, a civilian enterprise and an open area. Sinehubov said that the Russians had carried out at least five strikes with guided aerial bombs.

At 5:14 p.m., Terekhov reported two more wounded. This brings the total number of wounded to 24.

‘At the moment, there are 24 injured as a result of the shelling of the city. Three more are dead,’ he said.

The mayor added that, according to preliminary information, the enemy fired 8 FAB-250s at residential areas of Kharkiv today.

At 5:28 p.m., Terekhov said that one of the strikes hit a civilian food industry enterprise. In addition, according to him, 2 people are trapped under the rubble of a house in Kyivskyi district.

As of 5:30 p.m., the death toll varies as search and rescue operations are still ongoing. 

At 5:32 p.m., he said that information about one person killed at the enterprise had been confirmed.

‘So there are three dead in the city,’ Terekhov said.

According to Sinehubov, the number of wounded has increased to 28.

Reactions

‘The targets for Russian bombs are a residential building, a bakery, a stadium... That is the ordinary life of ordinary people. Russia is a terrorist and confirms this every day with its own actions, its choice to fight and try to expand the war,’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in response to the Russian bombardment of Kharkiv.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also reacted to the attack on Kharkiv, saying that ‘there will be no future without a victory over Russian aggression’.

‘While world leaders are gathering at the UN General Assembly to discuss the future of the world, Russia has struck a residential building in Kharkiv with a powerful guided aerial bomb. There are dead and wounded. The world must understand that there will be no future without a victory over Russian aggression,’ he said.

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