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Russia strikes Kharkiv with guided bombs, injuring at least 15

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Russia strikes Kharkiv with guided bombs, injuring at least 15
First responders at the scene of a Russian guided bomb strike on Kharkiv on Sept. 20, 2024. (Screenshot of a video from the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office/Telegram)

Russia attacked Kharkiv with guided bombs on the evening of Sept. 20, wounding at least 15 people, said Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is routinely attacked by Russia, regularly resulting in civilian casualties and damage to the city.

According to the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, Russian Su-34 jets launched three guided bombs from across the border in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.

The bombs struck locations across the city, including homes, a highway near a hospital, and businesses.

The prosecutor's office shared a video that shows the moment the bombs struck.

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Guided bombs striking Kharkiv on Sept. 20, 2024. (Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office)

Terekhov said that eight people were hospitalized as a result of the attack. The injured included two children aged 10 and 12 and a 17-year-old teenager.

The prosecutor's office clarified that two of the children were being treated for stress-related injuries.

On Sept. 15, a Russian attack on Kharkiv struck a high-rise building, killing a 94-year-old woman. Another 42 people were injured in the attack.

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Nate Ostiller is a former News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. He works on special projects as a researcher and writer for The Red Line Podcast, covering Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and focused primarily on digital misinformation, memory politics, and ethnic conflict. Nate has a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow, and spent two years studying abroad at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Originally from the USA, he is currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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