“We have a large number of missing people. Many injured. Judging by what we see, the attack targeted the shopping center, where there were many people. This is pure terrorism,” denounced the mayor of the city of Kharkiv, Igor Terejov. .
At least 12 people have died, 43 are injured, some in critical situation, and 16 people are missing after at least two aerial bombs Russians will hit a diy hypermarket in the capital of the same name of the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, in the north of the country.
“We have a large number of missing people. Many injured. Judging by what we see, the attack targeted the shopping center, where there were many people. This is pure terrorism,” denounced the mayor of the city of Kharkiv, Igor Terejov. .
According to the Kharkiv regional governor, Oleg Sinegubov, at least two shells have exploded in the Epicentr trade, specialized in construction. The building, which covers 15,000 square meters, is currently on fire after the attack, which occurred around 4:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. in the Basque Country).
“There could be hundreds of people there,” Sinegubov warned. “The emergency services are on the scene and all victims are being treated,” he said.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas highlighted that “It is obviously a civilian objective“, where there were “many visitors and workers.” This attack is “another expression of Russian madness” because “only crazy people like (Vladimir) Putin are capable of killing and terrorizing people like this.”
Furthermore, Zelensky has linked this attack with the request for anti-aircraft help transferred to his Western allies. “We want to protect the lives of our people in the most effective way so that Russian terrorists cannot even get close to our borders,” he explained.
Source: Eitb
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