Authorities: Russian guided bombs hit Kharkiv downtown, injuring at least 3

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Russian forces attacked a civilian enterprise downtown Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on April 9, injuring at least three people, local authorities said.

Russia recently intensified attacks against Ukraine's second-largest city with the use of missiles, glide bombs, and drones, reportedly destroying almost all of its energy infrastructure.

The buildings caught fire and were destroyed as a result of the latest attack, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. All three victims are employees of the affected enterprise, he said.

Rescue operations are ongoing, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. More people can be trapped under the rubble.

One person was injured and four suffered shock as a result of an earlier Russian strike against an industrial zone and a central park in Kharkiv on April 7, according to local authorities.

More than 20,000 buildings have been destroyed in Kharkiv since Feb. 24, 2022, according to Ukrainian officials.

Russia intensifies attacks on Kharkiv, draining Ukraine’s air defense and civilian morale

This was the first time since 2022 that Russian troops used a glide air bomb, reportedly a new-type UMPB D-30 munition, to kill residents of Ukraine’s second-largest city.

The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova