Missile attack on Kharkiv: number of victims increases

Missile attack on Kharkiv
Missile attack on Kharkiv

A rocket attack on Kharkiv's Saltovskiy district on August 17 killed at least 12 people and injured 20 others.

It reported Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region on Facebook

"Unfortunately, as of 15:00, 12 dead are known. All of them are civilians. Many are elderly and with disabilities. There is no military facility near the destroyed house."

The State Emergency Service stressed that rescue work is still ongoing. Rescuers pulled 4 people out of the rubble - all of them received injuries of varying severity. In total, at least 20 people were injured.

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