‘5 dead and 13 injured’ in new rocket attacks on Kharkiv
At least five people were killed and 13 injured on Sunday in a series of strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city in the northeast, emergency services told AFP.
AFP journalists heard two bursts of gunfire and saw five fires spreading through residential areas in the centre of the city. Fire trucks were crossing the city in all directions to reach the burning apartments.
In the moments after the strikes, a sense of panic was noticeable in the streets, with pedestrians fleeing and cars speeding away.
At one location, AFP saw a bloodstained coat next to a pool of fresh blood on the floor. A resident said he heard between six and eight missiles fall.
AP journalists in Kharkiv report that the barrage slammed into apartment buildings and left broken glass, debris and part of at least one rocket scattered on the street. Several apartments caught fire, with firefighters and residents scrambling to douse the flames.
At least two bodies were seen, and four other people were injured, though the scale of the attack suggested the casualty toll could rise further.
Russian shelling on Saturday sparked fires on several buildings in the city centre, destroying a kitchen providing free meals to residents. Regional governor Oleg Sinegoubov said he had recorded three dead and 31 injured, including four children — this in addition to 10 killed and 35 injured in Russian shelling of a Kharkiv residential area on Friday.
(AFP / AP)
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