Russia carried out airstrikes on Kharkiv — there are casualties
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Russia carried out airstrikes on Kharkiv — there are casualties

Oleg Sinegubov / Kharkiv OVA
Kharkiv

The Russian occupiers bombed Kharkiv in the afternoon of September 20. Explosions are heard in the city, at 5:41 p.m. it is known that three people were injured as a result of the dropping of anti-aircraft guns.

Points of attention

  • Russian occupiers bombed Kharkiv on September 20, resulting in casualties and injuries to civilians.
  • In addition to Kharkiv, Russian troops shelled the villages of Ivashka and Kivsharivka, causing deaths and injuries.
  • The ongoing attacks in Kharkiv and the region are causing immense fear and suffering among civilians, with reports of fatalities and damage to property.
  • Local officials, including the head of Kharkiv OVA and the mayor of Kharkiv, are providing updates on the situation and urging residents to stay safe and seek shelter.
  • The attacks highlight the grave situation in Kharkiv and the urgent need for international intervention to protect civilians and ensure peace in the region.

Russia attacked Kharkiv with anti-aircraft guns

The occupiers strike. Kharkiv and the region — stay in shelters, — wrote the head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov at 4:47 p.m.

Prior to such a message from the official, the Air Force warned that the launch of guided air bombs had been recorded in the Kharkiv region.

At 5:03 p.m., the mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov, reported that so far, two guided aerial bombs were hit in Kharkiv.

Emergency services went to the places of hits.

According to preliminary data, Russian aerial bombs were hit in the Slobidsky and Osnovyansky districts.

According to updated data at 5:14 p.m., two injured people were injured in the Osnovyansk district.

Later, according to Synegubov, the number of victims increased to three.

Russian troops shelled Kharkiv Oblast

The enemy continues the daily terror of the civilian population of Kharkiv region. Around 2:00 p.m. on September 20, the occupiers launched a mortar shelling of the village of Ivashka, Zolochiv community.

As a result of seven blows, a man and a woman were moderately injured, and another man was lightly injured. A home and a car were damaged.

After 15:00, the occupiers attacked Kivsharivka, Kupyan district.

At this moment, two civilians are known to have died — a 43-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, and at least two women were injured.

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