In Vasyshcheve, Kharkiv Region, the number of victims of a Russian missile strike has risen to eight, including rescue workers, and one fatality has been reported.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
The enemy attack took place at around 12:00 on Wednesday. According to preliminary data, the invaders fired two S-300/S-400 missiles at the settlement.
The strike hit a distribution center that housed three corporations, including a grocery supermarket. A security guard was killed in the shelling. Five other citizens — three men and two women — were injured.
A large fire broke out at the location of the strike. Three employees of the State Emergency Service were injured while extinguishing the fire.
Law enforcement agencies have launched a pre-trial investigation under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violation of the laws and customs of war, resulting in the death of a person.
According to Ukrinform, on the afternoon of July 30, the Russian army struck a civilian-run enterprise in the village of Vasyshcheve, Kharkiv Region, resulting in a fire covering a total area of about 20,000 square meters.
Information was released about one fatality: a 63-year-old man. Four other citizens were wounded.
Two State Emergency Service employees were among those injured.
Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office
Source: Russian strike on Kharkiv suburbs leaves eight injured, one dead
