“Our information indicates that 33 residents of the building were injured,” Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said on Telegram. According to him, the Russian army hit the 10th floor, starting a fire that firefighters are currently fighting. “The world must help us protect ourselves from Russian military planes and the dozens of guided bombs that kill Ukrainians every day,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacted on Telegram.
Earlier, the municipality of Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, indicated that the city was hit by two bombings in the morning, leaving one dead. The Russian army, outnumbered and with more firepower, is now, according to military observers, less than ten kilometers from Pokrovsk.
Running water and gas were cut off there on Thursday due to Russian strikes that also left large parts of the city without electricity, according to authorities. This week, the municipality and Ukrainian media also reported on Russian bombing that damaged two bridges in Pokrovsk.
Record territorial gains
Faced with the approach of Kremlin troops, authorities have evacuated thousands of residents since mid-August and are appealing to those who remain there to leave. In early September, the head of the Donetsk region administration, Vadim Filachkine, said that 26,000 people, including more than a thousand children, were still in Pokrovsk, which had a population of around 50,000 before the Russian invasion in February 2022.