Incidents

The hostel shelling in Kharkiv: the number of victims increased to 18, one killed

According to the chairman of the Kharkiv Ova Oleg Sinogubova, two children were injured during a shelling in the Slobid district of the city. Mayor Igor Terekhov reported that there were at least five missiles in the morning. During the morning shelling, Russian troops hit the Slobid district of Kharkiv at least five rockets, probably with the "Iskander". One person was killed, the number of victims reached 18. This was reported by the head of Kharkiv Oleg Synigubov.

"Russian invaders hit the dormitory in the Slobid district of Kharkiv in the morning," the message reads. "As of now, 18 wounded, among them two children. 1 person died. " "The Russian terrorism has no limit!" Sinegubov added. According to mayor Igor Terekhov, after the first blow at 04:32 there were at least four missile strokes on Kharkiv. On the eve of the evening, on August 17, during the shelling of Kharkiv, the invaders hit a hostel where people with hearing impairments live.

According to the SES of Ukraine, 7 people were killed and 13 were injured. In the Kholodnogorsk district, a large fire and a collapse in the administrative building occurred after the shelling. Almost 15 cars were in the surrounding area. We will remind that after the impact on Kharkiv the head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba demanded even tougher sanctions on the Kremlin.