The Russian Federation shelled Kharkiv with anti-aircraft missiles — 13 people were injured, including a child
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The Russian Federation shelled Kharkiv with anti-aircraft missiles — 13 people were injured, including a child

State Emergency Service
The Russian Federation shelled Kharkiv with anti-aircraft missiles — 13 people were injured, including a child

In the evening of October 20, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv. As a result of the shelling, there were problems with the electricity supply, so far we know about 13 victims, one of them a child.

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  • Russian troops shelled Kharkiv, causing problems with electricity supply and damage to buildings and infrastructure.
  • As a result of the attack, 13 people were injured, including a child, and damage was also recorded to a gas station and a service station.
  • Russian shelling was also recorded in other cities, such as Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, Sumy Oblast, and Zaporizhzhia, leading to the destruction of buildings and infrastructure.

The Russian army shelled Kharkiv again

At 10:10 p.m., Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that explosions were heard in Kharkiv, and that the city was under attack by enemy security forces.

Later, he specified that three districts of the city were under attack. Some of them have certain problems with electricity supply.

Later, the head of the OVA Oleg Synegubov reported on 4 victims, one man was hospitalized. There is a house fire, a service station is damaged. There is also damage to the gas station.

Later, Terekhov specified that gas stations, service stations, private houses and high-voltage transmission lines were damaged in the Kyiv region. There is damage to multi-apartment and private buildings, garages in the Osnovyansk district.

On the night of October 21, the National Police reported that the number of people injured by Russian shelling in Kharkiv had increased to 12.

Already in the morning, the State Emergency Service clarified that a total of 13 people were injured.

Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and air defense systems all night

  • In the Sumy region, the Russians launched an airstrike on the critical infrastructure of the Romen district. Several villages are without electricity.

  • In Kryvyi Rih, 4 people, including a child, were injured due to a rocket attack. Hotel, houses, bank, shops were damaged.

  • One victim was found in Kyiv after the drone attack. The man has burns on his face.

  • In Zaporizhzhia, the Russians dropped anti-aircraft missiles, launched drones and shelled the region with anti-aircraft missiles. People were not injured. There is damage to buildings and infrastructure.

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