The Russians hit Kharkiv: there may be people under the rubble

Hit on Kharkiv. Illustrative photo from open sources

On Wednesday, March 20, the Russians struck one of Kharkiv's districts. It is not clear where exactly the hit took place, but there may be people under the rubble.

This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, and the Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov.

«The occupiers once again struck one of Kharkiv's districts. There may be people under the rubble. All specialized services work on site. The information is being clarified,» he wrote.

Ihor Terekhov added that the number of victims is being clarified. There is a very big fire at the place of «arrival».

Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the Investigative Department of the National Security Service in the Kharkiv region, reported that as a result of the shelling in Kharkiv, three people were killed, five were wounded, two of them were in serious condition.

«Three dead and five injured, a large-scale fire — the Russians have struck Kharkiv again. At around one o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy shelled the city — an eight-story building and a factory in the Kholodna Hora district were damaged. The fire covered more than 1000 square meters. A regular printing house, a workshop for the production of furniture and paint products,» he notes.

According to the National Police, among the wounded are employees of the enterprise, two of them are in serious condition. The rescue operation and fire extinguishing is ongoing.

«Unfortunately, the number of victims and victims may be higher. Stay in shelters — there is still a threat of repeated shelling,» Serhii Bolvinov added.

Russian attack on Kharkiv on March 20 / Photo published by Serhii Bolvinov

We will remind that Russian troops shelled the territory of Mykolaiv region with artillery four times during the past day.