Rescuers in Kharkiv retrieve body of 15-year-old teen from under rubble – video

Photo: State Emergency Service

The death toll of the Russian airstrike on an apartment building in the city of Kharkiv has risen to three.

Source: State Emergency Service on Telegram

Details: The body of a 15-year-old teenager who showed no signs of life was discovered beneath the rubble of the collapsed section of the nine-story structure.

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In addition, 36 people were injured.

Rescue efforts and the removal of debris are ongoing.

Background: 

• On the evening of 30 October, Russian troops used a guided aerial bomb to destroy two storeys of an apartment block in Kharkiv’s Saltivskyi District. An 11-year-old child was killed. On 31 October, rescue workers retrieved the body of a civilian man aged 25 to 30, and continued the search for a 15-year-old teen under the rubble.
• Local authorities stated that the search and rescue operation is complicated by considerable structural damage to the property and the risk of collapse.

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