As a result of the first Russian blow, the damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded: medical institutions, apartment buildings, shops and other public places, transport. "The invaders hit the central part of the city of Kharkiv. There is damage to civil infrastructure," Oleg Synigubova said in the message of Ova Ova. According to the Prosecutor General's office, 20 people were injured as a result of an enemy attack on Kharkiv center, including children and a foreigner.
But later it became known that the number of victims of this attack has increased - now 21 people are known. It should be noted that the five -star Kharkiv Palace Hotel was damaged as a result of a missile attack. It is located on Pravda Avenue, 2 in the central part of the city and opened on December 15, 2011. Getting into Kharkiv Palace fell on the 12th floor.
According to Oleksandr Tymoshko, the head of the SUNP in the Kharkiv region, three rockets of Russian missiles in the industrial area were also recorded. All in the ground. According to him, there are no wounded as a result of these blows. Another one of the hits was destroyed by kindergarten and three medical institutions, and residential buildings near the explosive wave nearby.
About 01:04 on Sunday, December 31, at least four explosions were heard in Kharkiv, and after 10 minutes the fifth came. Mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov reported that the city under the attack of "Shahanedov" and there were several arrivals in the city center. "There is an entry into several residential buildings. There are fires. There are already all the relevant services. The SES units extinguished two branches of fire.
As of the morning of December 31, the fire on the roof of a two -storey building continues. According to preliminary data of casualties and victims. Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv and Shevchenkivsky district prosecutors of Kharkiv, a pre -trial investigation on the facts of violation of the laws and customs of war was started (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
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