Four killed and several wounded during Russian strikes on Kharkiv

Four people were killed and several were injured as a result of Russian air strikes on Kharkiv on Monday evening, October 28. the mayor.

The strike, a guided aerial bomb, hit the private sector of the city in Osnovyansk district, destroying two houses and damaging about 20 more, Suspilne News reported.

Emergency and rescue operations continued at the scene. The State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (DSNS) said bodies of 4 people were recovered from the rubble: 2 women and 2 men. 2 more people were injured, the State Emergency Service added.

Footage from a drone released by the prosecutor’s office of the Kharkiv region showed the scale of damage from the strike.

Russia also shelled the historic Soviet-era building of Derzhprom in the center of the city, 9 people were injured. The city’s prosecutor’s office also released footage showing damage to the site. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office via Storyful