Kharkiv rescue operation ends: 2 dead, over 50 injured in Russian attack on residential building

Rescue operations in Kharkiv have concluded following a Russian KAB-guided aerial bomb strike on a residential building on 22 June. 

“Rescuers have finished addressing the consequences of the Russian attack on a 5-story residential building. The aerial bomb strike resulted in 2 fatalities and 53 injuries, including 3 children”, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported via Telegram.

The moment that the Russian guided bomb hit an apartment building in Kharkiv this afternoon, filmed by a car dashcam

Three Ukrainians were killed, 32 injured in the attackhttps://t.co/jGFPUCm9Zo pic.twitter.com/ptfRzVU6f1

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 22, 2024

Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration, stated that 41 injured individuals remain hospitalized. 

“Four patients are in critical condition post-surgery. Two children, aged 12 and 13, are in moderate condition with positive progress. A 17-year-old girl is receiving outpatient treatment,” he wrote on Telegram. 

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that four UMPB D-30 aerial bombs (Unified Multi-Purpose Gliding Bombs) were fired at Kharkiv from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.

Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine urgently needs military means to counter Russian bombers targeting its cities.

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