At around 10:00 p.m. on October 20, Russian forces struck three districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, causing severe infrastructure damage and power outages. As reported Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov, there is information about four people injured as a result of shelling.
“According to preliminary information, one hit in the Osnovyansk district of the city, near a residential building. At the moment, we have information about four victims. Another strike in the Kyiv district of the city, near one of the supermarkets – a gas station was damaged, we are waiting for confirmation.”, — Terekhov said in his address at 11:33 p.m. on October 20.
Later, the mayor clarified that, according to the updated information data, a gas station, a service station, private houses and high-voltage power lines were damaged in the Kyiv region. Damage to multi-apartment and private buildings, as well as garages, was recorded in the Osnovyansk district. Currently, nine victims are known.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Synegubov confirmed that one man was hospitalized among the injured. Also, as a result of the impact, a residential building caught fire and a car service station was damaged.
Another gas station was also damaged. The city was struck by guided aerial bombs, as a result of which private houses were also damaged.
