Russian strike on postal terminal in Kharkiv region: rescuers show aftermath

Russian strike on postal terminal in Kharkiv region: rescuers show aftermath

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In the Kharkiv region, emergency rescue operations have been completed at the postal terminal that Russia attacked on January 13, killing four people and injuring six others.

According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook.

The SES recalled that on the night of January 13, the enemy launched a massive strike on the territory of the postal terminal in the Pisochyn community of the Kharkiv region. Buildings were destroyed and several fires broke out over a total area of about 500 square meters.

As a result of the attack, four people were killed and six more were injured. SES employees rescued 30 people, two of whom were pulled from the rubble of the destroyed building.

Personnel and equipment from Kharkiv and other garrisons and units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, including rescuers, climbers, canine and pyrotechnic teams, as well as municipal services, were involved in the emergency rescue operations.

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In total, more than 148 tons of construction debris and metal structures were removed.

As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of January 13, Russian troops carried out a massive combined attack using missiles and UAVs on the territory of a postal terminal in the Kharkiv district.

Photo: State Emergency Service

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