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A police officer was killed and his colleagues were wounded. Consequences of rocket attacks on Kharkiv in the photos of Georgiy Ivanchenko

1.11.2024
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On Friday, November 1, at 16:05, explosions were heard in Kharkiv again. The Russian occupiers fired two S-300 missiles, causing destruction in the residential sector. As a result of the missile attack, 40-year-old police colonel Andriy Matvienko, who served in the frontline region, was killed. Another 26 of his colleagues and four civilians were injured, some of them in serious condition.

Twenty residential private and apartment buildings were damaged. Reports from the scene indicate that windows in the surrounding buildings have been smashed, and experts are checking the buildings for hidden damage. The head of the Kharkiv Civil-Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov , noted that three women and one man were among the injured civilians. Two of the women, aged 71 and 60, were diagnosed with acute stress reaction.

Photo by Heorhiy Ivanchenko

“Experts are now assessing possible hidden damage,” said Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, adding that utilities, volunteers and rapid response teams are working at the site of the ‘arrivals’ to help the affected residents.

The rapid response team is already inspecting the houses for prompt repairs. All relevant utilities and volunteers are on site. All necessary assistance is being provided and will continue to be provided to the residents of the houses near the epicenter of the explosion.

Photo by Heorhiy Ivanchenko

“Criminal proceedings have been opened over the violation of the laws and customs of war under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” the communications department of the regional office of the National Police said.

Photo by Heorhiy Ivanchenko

On October 30, around 10:44 p.m., the Russian army struck the residential district of Kharkiv, Saltovka. The death of a child, people under the rubble, a large-scale fire, and overturned cars were another night of horrors for Kharkiv residents.  

On Friday, November 1, at 16:05, explosions were heard in Kharkiv again. The Russian occupiers fired two S-300 missiles, causing destruction in the residential sector. As a result of the missile attack, 40-year-old police colonel Andriy Matvienko, who served in the frontline region, was killed. Another 26 of his colleagues and four civilians were injured, some of them in serious condition.

Twenty residential private and apartment buildings were damaged. Reports from the scene indicate that windows in the surrounding buildings have been smashed, and experts are checking the buildings for hidden damage. The head of the Kharkiv Civil-Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov , noted that three women and one man were among the injured civilians. Two of the women, aged 71 and 60, were diagnosed with acute stress reaction.

Photo by Heorhiy Ivanchenko

“Experts are now assessing possible hidden damage,” said Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, adding that utilities, volunteers and rapid response teams are working at the site of the ‘arrivals’ to help the affected residents.

The rapid response team is already inspecting the houses for prompt repairs. All relevant utilities and volunteers are on site. All necessary assistance is being provided and will continue to be provided to the residents of the houses near the epicenter of the explosion.

Photo by Heorhiy Ivanchenko

“Criminal proceedings have been opened over the violation of the laws and customs of war under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” the communications department of the regional office of the National Police said.

Photo by Heorhiy Ivanchenko

On October 30, around 10:44 p.m., the Russian army struck the residential district of Kharkiv, Saltovka. The death of a child, people under the rubble, a large-scale fire, and overturned cars were another night of horrors for Kharkiv residents.  

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