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Russian army attacks Kharkiv with guided bombs, injuring civilians

29 April, 2024 Monday
21:05

On the evening of Monday, April 29, the invading Russian army struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, injuring two people

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Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov stated this.

He said that the Russians are attacking the city with guided aerial bombs.

"There are a series of explosions in Kharkiv. The city is being hit with guided bombs. Be careful," Terekhov wrote.

The head of the Khariv Military District Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, also reported the explosions, writing that in addition to the regional center, Russia was also attacking the district.

"The invaders are striking at Kharkiv and the region. Stay in shelters!" added Syniehubov.

Prior to the reports of the explosions, the Air Force warned of the danger to the Kharkiv region.

"There is still a threat of air strikes in the Kharkiv region," the statement says.

Later, Syniehubov said that Russians struck the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv. One woman was wounded in the attack, and medics are treating her.

According to Terekhov, the hit was recorded in a residential area of the city.

"One multi-storey building is known to be partially damaged. At the moment, there is information about one wounded woman," he wrote.

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration also clarified that the Russian army had struck at least five settlements in the Kharkiv district with guided bombs.

As of 7:13 p.m., it became known about another wounded in Kharkiv. 

"According to the updated data, a 42-year-old man was injured as a result of enemy shelling. He was hospitalized with explosive trauma and shrapnel wounds," wrote Syniehubov.

Doctors assess his condition as moderate.

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