Death toll in ballistic strike on Kharkiv rises to three as another body found

Death toll in ballistic strike on Kharkiv rises to three as another body found

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The number of fatalities from yesterday’s Russian missile strike on Kharkiv has risen to three, as fragments of another person’s body were found under the rubble.

This was reported on Telegram by the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov, as cited by Ukrinform.

“According to information from our Situation Center, fragments of another person’s body were found at the site of yesterday’s explosions,” the statement reads.

The rescue and search operation is ongoing.

This information was confirmed by Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.

“The number of fatalities has now reached three,” he wrote.

Read also: Missile strike on Kharkiv: two killed, 27 injured, search and rescue operations ongoing

As reported, on January 2 at around 14:30, Russian forces struck a residential building in Kharkiv with two Iskander missiles.

Photo: State Emergency Service of the Kharkiv Region

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