Tragedy in Kharkiv: Russian Shelling Claims Lives and Injures Many

Russian shelling on Thursday resulted in three deaths and nine injuries in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. One of the victims succumbed to injuries in the hospital after the attack on Borova village. Emergency services, targeted again by Moscow's troops, reported injuries among rescuers. Another airstrike in Kharkiv injured five.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 13-09-2024 01:35 IST | Created: 13-09-2024 01:35 IST
Tragedy in Kharkiv: Russian Shelling Claims Lives and Injures Many
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On Thursday, a tragic incident occurred in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where Russian shelling claimed the lives of three individuals and left nine others injured, according to regional prosecutors.

One person succumbed to his injuries in the hospital following the attack on the village of Borova, situated southeast of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city and a frequent target of Russian assaults. The Interior Ministry revealed that emergency services were attending to the initial attack when they were targeted once more by Moscow's forces, resulting in the injury of three rescue workers.

In a separate incident, prosecutors also confirmed that five people were injured in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv's Kyivskyi district.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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