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Kremlin Air Assault Kills 3, Wounds 29, including 3 Children, in Kharkiv a Day After Zelensky Says City ‘Defeated Putin’
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Russian guided bombs struck residential buildings in Kharkiv on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring 29, including three children, with rescue teams searching for survivors under the rubble.
- The attacks targeted the Slobidskyi district around 3 p.m., damaging homes, setting warehouses on fire, and hitting a gas station in the Kyivskyi district.
- A five-story apartment building was severely damaged, and authorities continued to assess casualties and damage from the assault, which followed a deadly missile-drone attack on Sunday.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky had praised Kharkiv’s residents for their resilience against Russian attempts to capture the city, calling it a symbolic defeat for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
- Despite Kharkiv’s resistance, the attacks highlight the ongoing risk to civilians amid continued Russian military aggression.
