The victim, dozens of victims, including children: what is known about the impact on the 12th floor in Kharkiv
On the afternoon of September 15, Russian forces carried out several airstrikes on Kharkiv, one of the shells hit a 12-story building, causing significant damage and a fire.
At least 44 people were injured, including four children.
At least 1500 windows, dozens of cars and 12 neighboring houses were damaged.
The high-rise building was hit by a FAB-250 guided aerial bomb from an SU-34 aircraft, launched from the settlement of Tomarivka, Belgorod Region.
During the day, the Russians carried out several airstrikes on Kharkiv. One of the shells hit a multi-story building. It is known about a large number of wounded.
The Russians cynically shelled Kharkiv in broad daylight.
Hitting a high-rise building
After 15:00, an air alert was announced in the Kharkiv region. Within minutes, explosions began to ring out in Kharkiv. Local authorities called on people to immediately descend into shelter.
Then the head of the regional military administration reported the damage to the civil infrastructure in the Nemyshlyan district and the first three wounded.
Later it became known that a fire broke out in a 12-story building as a result of the impact. The Russians hit the tenth floor of the building.
Two entrances suffered the greatest destruction, including damage to the ceilings. The fire engulfed the four upper floors. At least 1,500 windows and dozens of cars were damaged. People were under the rubble.
At least 12 neighboring houses were also damaged.
At 7:01 p.m., rescuers contained a fire in a high-rise building on an area of 600 square meters.
As of 20:00, search and rescue work at the site of the impact continues. Gas workers, energy workers, volunteers and communal services work there. There is a rapid response headquarters near the house that was hit by an aerial bomb. In the 161 Lyceum opposite, there is a “point of invincibility”, where victims can receive first aid.
What Russia hit Kharkiv with
In addition to Kharkiv, Dergachi, a city in the Kharkiv district, came under fire. According to the head of the city’s military administration, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, the shooting in Dergachy took place in an open area on the border of the city, previously without any injuries. About three more hits were in the suburbs: near Tsirkuny, in Ruska Lozova and Tsirkunivska hromada. In total, about 5 hits were recorded.
According to Synegubov, the Russian military fired at least six KABs in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv district.
The prosecutor’s office specified that, according to preliminary data, the attack on a high-rise building in Kharkiv was carried out from an SU-34 aircraft by a FAB-250 guided aerial bomb from the UMPK from the settlement of Tomarivka, Belgorod region.
How many are injured and in what condition?
As of 20:23, the number of victims has increased to 42 people. Among the injured are four children: three boys aged 1, 12 and 13 and a 4-year-old girl.
At 17:53, the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov, reported that 14 people were hospitalized as a result of an attack on a high-rise building in Kharkiv. Among adults, the victims are aged from 33 to 86 years.
Earlier, he noted that one woman and a 12-year-old boy are in serious condition.
Viktor Zabashta, director of the Center for Emergency Medical Assistance, said that the children had shrapnel wounds, fractures, bruises, concussions, and minor burns.
As of 8:20 p.m., the search for a 94-year-old woman was ongoing under the rubble of the house. At the time of the attack, she remained at home alone. Her relatives were in the store. The pensioner could not walk on her own for a long time, she lived on the tenth floor – exactly where she was hit. We have already taken DNA samples from her daughter, she said that she is looking for her mother,
Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the Investigative Department of the regional police, said.
At 21:11, the head of the regional military administration reported the first victim. Rescuers unblocked the woman’s body from the 9th floor of the building. Law enforcement officers are working on identifying the body.
Zelenskyі’s reaction to the shelling of the city
The President of Ukraine, V. Zelenskyi, emphasized that another strike on Kharkiv is a signal to the world, which should help protect Ukraine from Russian military aircraft, from dozens of guided air bombs that take the lives of Ukrainians every day.
“This terror can be stopped. But in order to stop terror, it is necessary to stop the fear of strong decisions, which are objectively necessary. This war can be ended justly only by determination. It is determination that most effectively protects against terror,” said President of Ukraine V. Zelenskyi.