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Update: 25 injured in second Kharkiv attack, hours after deadly strike

by The Kyiv Independent news desk May 25, 2024 8:08 PM 1 min read
The aftermath of the May 25 strike in Kharkiv's city center (Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)
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Editor's Note: The article was updated at 7:39 a.m. local time after officials released further information on the number of killed and wounded in both strikes.

Mere hours after Russia's deadly May 25 strike on a hypermarket in Kharkiv, another strike on the city's center injured 25 people, including a 14-year-old boy, according to the regional prosecutor's office.

The strike hit an a dense residential area, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said in a Telegram post.

Among the injured was a teenage boy who was hospitalized, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Telegram.

Information about the number of wounded and extent of the damage was still being determined, Terekhov said.

The first strike on May 25 hit a building materials hypermarket in the city. In a post on Telegram, Syniehubov said two Russian guided bombs had hit the hypermarket, killing two and causing a fire covering 15,000 square meters. The number was later updated to 12 killed and 43 wounded.

Russia launched a new offensive on May 10 in northern Kharkiv Oblast with a reported 30,000 troops.

Russian forces regularly conduct ground shelling and aerial attacks against population centers in Kharkiv Oblast. Local Ukrainian authorities have also reported instances of civilian executions at the hands of Russian troops.

At least 2 killed, 33 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv hypermarket
According to a post on social media from President Volodymyr Zelensky, more than 200 people may have been inside the hypermarket at the time of the attack.

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