Kharkiv region. The Russians shelled the city of Pervomaisky

An explosion rang out in the city of Pervomayskyi around 1:35 p.m. Russian troops fired an Iskander missile at the city earlier. Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported that there were casualties as a result of the explosion.

The explosion caused several cars in the parking lot to catch fire.

Specialists are on site, doctors are providing assistance, Sinegubov said.

The Russians shelled a farewell ceremony for a fallen soldier in the Kharkiv region. The police reported 31 wounded, including a one-year-old child.

The police of the Kharkiv region specified the number of victims as a result of the Russian shelling of Pervomaiskyi on July 4.

The law enforcement officers reported that at the place where the Russian Iskander missile hit the high-rise building, apartments and cars in the yard were damaged.

“Preliminarily, 35 people were injured, including 9 children. The youngest child is one year old. The injured were taken to a medical facility,” the police press service wrote.

A child and a woman were seriously injured as a result of the attack on Pervomaiskyi, said Viktor Zabashta, director of the Center for Emergency Medical Assistance.

The explosion occurred during a farewell ceremony for the fallen serviceman Oleg Fadeyenko.

According to the Deputy Chairman of Pervomaisky, Anton Orekhov, a Russian Iskander missile hit a parking lot near a multi-story building located in a residential neighborhood. According to operational information, no one died, most people were injured by broken glass.

“At least half of the neighborhood is in an uninhabitable condition,” he said.