Moscow declared on Sunday December 31 that it had struck “military” targets in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, with local authorities assuring on the contrary that they were civilian buildings, in retaliation for the unprecedented attack which left 24 dead last year. keeps watch in Belgorod, Russia. On Saturday, Russia assured that it would not let “ unpunished » the attack of missiles and rockets against this town located around thirty kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The series of Russian attacks left 28 injured and caused significant destruction in the center, as told by the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov.
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“ It is clear that this is an act of terrorism. We suffered two massive attacks on our city of Kharkiv, with Iskander M missiles, S 300 missiles and Shahed drones falling on the central part of the city. The consequences are terrible, there is significant destruction, it is colossal », Declared to RFI the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov.
I still can’t explain that in the 21st century a country like Russia decides to wage war against us, to kill people. It’s incomprehensible. With these new attacks, they want to intimidate us, they want to provoke fear, but I can tell you that they will not succeed.
Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov: “With these new attacks, they want to intimidate us…”
“ The first massive attack was carried out with Iskander M and S 300. There were six missiles fired. A central hotel, the Kharkiv Palace, was hit. People were there, civilians, including foreign journalists. The second bombing hit an apartment building which was seriously damaged. There are injuries, but fortunately there are no deaths, they have all been hospitalized. There were then Shahed drone strikes on the central part of the city: they caused colossal destruction », Underlined the mayor of Kharkiv to RFI.
I was able to see it last night on site. This is a business center, a small residential building, a scientific research institute, which works only for the civilian sphere, and a cafe. The consequences of these attacks are colossal.
Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv: “The consequences of these attacks are colossal”
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