Russia is now targeting Kharkiv supermarkets to worsen conditions for nearly a million residents
With food supplies strained and winter approaching, the city’s nearly one million residents, including hundreds of thousands displaced by war, are facing increasingly desperate conditions.
Russian occupiers have begun targeting supermarkets in Kharkiv to further complicate life for city residents, according to BILD.
As of autumn 2024, the humanitarian situation in Kharkiv remains dire, marked by ongoing violence and significant civilian casualties due to relentless Russian attacks. Local authorities reported that over the past week, at least 51 people were injured in Kharkiv and the region due to Russian shelling. Four people were killed in attacks on the Kupiansk district between 4 and 10 November. In addition, two children were injured by an explosive device in the Barvinkove community.
BILD correspondent Björn Stritzel, who visited the city, reported that Russian forces previously targeted thermal power plants to deprive Ukrainians of light and heat during the winter but have now shifted their focus.
“Now, the Russians are striking at supermarkets to make life as unbearable as possible for nearly 1 million remaining Kharkiv residents, including 200,000 displaced persons,” the journalist said.
With the onset of cold weather, the problem of shattered windows from Russian strikes has become especially acute. According to Maksym Pesin, deputy head of the KharkivSpetsBud company, a recent missile strike shattered almost 800 windows in a single attack.
He noted that efforts are made to repair all broken windows within a day; “otherwise, thousands of people would have to flee their homes after such an attack.”
According to Kharkiv City Council, missile and glide bomb strikes over the past two months alone have damaged a total of 4,500 buildings.
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