Russian forces strike central Kharkiv again: 12 casualties, including 1 child

Illustrative photo: Diana Ruda

Russian forces carried out another attack on the city of Kharkiv around 19:00 Kyiv time on Saturday, 25 May, hitting a densely populated residential area. Six civilians sustained injuries in the attack.

Source: Ihor Terekhov, Kharkiv Mayor, on Telegram; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: At 19:10, Terekhov said an explosion occurred in central Kharkiv.

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He later added that Russian forces hit a densely populated residential area.

Later still, Terekhov said two civilians sustained injuries in the Russian attack on Kharkiv city centre.

Syniehubov said that six civilians had been injured in the attack on central Kharkiv.

A 13-year-old boy was injured in the attack and has been hospitalised.

At 19:52, Terekhov updated the count of casualties, saying that 11 people were injured in the attack. Syniehubov later said that the number of casualties had risen to 12.

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