In Kharkiv, the number of victims as a result of the night shelling of the Russian Federation increased. Eight civilians were injured.
Points of attention
- As a result of the Russian attack in Kharkiv, eight civilians were injured.
- Some of the missiles launched by Russian troops at Ukraine were shot down by the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
- Among the victims in Kharkiv are children - a four-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.
- The commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed the attack of the Russian Federation on the front-line regions of Ukraine with missiles of various types.
- As a result of the shelling, private houses were destroyed and fires started in Kharkiv and Chuguyev.
In Kharkiv, 8 people were injured as a result of the Russian attack
As the head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov reported, at 04:08 the Russians struck the Slobid district of Kharkiv.
As a result of the shelling, a two-story private house was on fire, and a private house was also damaged. Eight people were injured.
At 04:26, the occupiers attacked the Industrial district of the city. As a result of the shelling, trees and bushes burned on an area of 150 square meters.
It is also noted that as a result of shelling in the city of Chuguiv, two private houses were on fire. Five civilians were injured, including a four-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.
Air defense forces shot down 8 "martyrs" during the Russian attack on Ukraine
As the commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk, reported, on the night of August 25, the Russian Federation struck the frontline regions of Ukraine with missiles of various types.
In particular, Chernihiv Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Donetsk Oblast were attacked.
The Russian army used land-based missiles (launched from the Voronezh and Rostov regions): the Iskander-K cruise missile and the Iskander-M ballistic missile for such attacks.
Six Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles were also used, which were launched from the airspace of the Kursk and Belgorod regions in the Russian Federation.
As a result of the active opposition of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, most of the missiles did not reach their targets, Oleschuk informed.
