Russians strike Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district, injury toll rises to three

The number of people injured in Kharkiv as a result of the Russian strike on the city's Industrialnyi district has increased to three.

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, stated this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"The number of injured as a result of the enemy strike on Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district has increased to two," Syniehubov initially reported.

He added that a 59-year-old man was also hospitalized and is receiving medical care.

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Later Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov clarified that the number of people affected by the strike on the critical infrastructure facility has risen to three.

As Ukrinform previously reported, Russian forces struck the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv on the afternoon of January 17. Earlier, there was one reported injured person.