Guided aerial bomb strike on Kharkiv: Body found under rubble of building; casualty toll climbs to nine

Guided aerial bomb strike on Kharkiv: Body found under rubble of building; casualty toll climbs to nine

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In Kharkiv, the body of a person was found under the rubble of a building destroyed by a guided aerial bomb strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district; the number of casualties has increased to nine.

According to Ukrinform, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.

“Unfortunately, one person was killed during the enemy strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district. Efforts are currently underway to recover the body from under the rubble,” Syniehubov wrote.

Earlier, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported that the number of casualties from the enemy attack had increased to nine, including a 6-year-old boy.

Five people were hospitalized, and four others received medical assistance on the scene.

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As reported, on June 20, Russian troops struck the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, damaging a two-story residential building. People may still be trapped under the rubble.

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