Rescue operations are continuing in Kharkiv at the site of a Russian strike. This morning, the bodies of three people were recovered from the rubble.
This was reported in statements by the city mayor Ihor Terekhov and the State Emergency Service.
Terekhov recalled that yesterday, from early morning until late at night, Russia struck Kharkiv.
“Rescue operations are ongoing. Thank you to everyone who worked all night and continues to help those affected,” he wrote.
The State Emergency Service said that firefighting and search-and-rescue operations are continuing at the site of a missile strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district of the city, where the entrance section of a four-storey residential building has been destroyed. People may still be trapped under the rubble.
At the scene, despite the threat of repeat strikes, rescuers, police officers, medics, volunteers, dog handlers and municipal workers are working. State Emergency Service psychologists are providing support to those affected.
A further four fire hotspots in the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of the city have been extinguished.
Overall, as a result of the massive enemy missile attack, three people were killed and at least 15 others were injured, including one rescuer. Four people were rescued.