The aftermath of the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on 16 July. Credit: Kharkiv National Police
On 16 July, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv three times with S-300 missiles, killing one civilian and injuring four.
At around 2 a.m., Russians launched four S-300 missiles at Kharkiv. Two missiles exploded in the air, while the other two hit a stadium and a road, damaging a four-story apartment building and civilian cars, Kharkiv National Police reported.
Military prosecutor records consequences of a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv. Credit: Prosecutor’s Office in Kharkiv Oblast
According to Prosecutor’s Office in Kharkiv Oblast, around 6:50 p.m., Russians launched a second missile attack on Kharkiv with two S-300 missiles on the territory of an industrial enterprise. A 23-year-old civilian man was killed, and four more civilians were injured, Kharkiv National Police said.
Military prosecutor records consequences of a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv. Credit: Prosecutor’s Office in Kharkiv Oblast
A few hours later, Russians attacked the enterprise’s territory repeatedly. “At 10:10 p.m., Russian troops shelled the territory of the same industrial enterprise in the Osnovianskyi district as at 6:50 p.m. No one was injured or killed,” Ukrinform reported, citing Dmytro Chubenko, spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office of Kharkiv Oblast.
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Tags: Kharkiv, Russian attacks, S-300