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Russia strikes at residential development in Kharkiv: one person killed, two wounded

A hit in the Kholodnohirsk district of the city.

Russia strikes at residential development in Kharkiv: one person killed, two wounded
Kharkiv, aftermath of shelling, 3 May 2024
Photo: SES

At around 14:00, the enemy attacked Kharkiv. This was reported by Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Update, 15:05. "As a result of a terrorist strike by the Russian Federation on a residential area of Kharkiv, one person was killed and two wounded," Terekhov said.

"Preliminary, the hit took place in the Kholodnohirsk district of the city in a residential area. Information about the victims is being clarified. It is known that a tram with passengers was damaged," the mayor wrote

Later he informed that the private centre of Kharkiv was hit, several buildings were destroyed, and people were trapped under the rubble. A search and rescue operation is underway.

"Unfortunately, we have preliminary information about one dead woman of retirement age and one more injured," Terekhov said.

According to Oleh Synyehubov, the head of the RMA, the enemy hit the city with a KAB. 

According to the State Emergency Service, two private houses in the town were destroyed as a result of another shelling. 

A man was rescued at one address. At the other, unfortunately, an elderly woman died. Her body was taken out from under the rubble. 

A tram also came under fire in the town. Fortunately, there were no casualties. 

Rescuers, police and all the necessary services are working at the sites of the hits. People are receiving the necessary assistance.

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