Death toll from Russia's Jan 2 missile strike on Kharkiv rises to five

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"Another fragment of a body has been found at the site of Friday's explosions. Thus, the death toll from Friday's explosions has increased to five," the statement said.

Kharkiv Regional Police noted that rubble removal continues at the site of the Russian attack. As of now, 32 people are known to have been injured. Search operations are ongoing.

At around 14:30 on January 2, Russian forces struck a residential building in Kharkiv with two Iskander missiles. Earlier, the bodies of a woman and a child were recovered from the rubble.

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