Ukraine: Bomb hits ironmongery shop in Kharkiv – Six lifeless and 40 injured | EUROtoday

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BAccording to authorities, at the least six folks have been killed and 40 others injured in a Russian assault on town of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday in a ironmongery shop. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj spoke of a “brutal” assault and once more referred to as for extra air protection for Ukraine.

The governor of the Kharkiv area, Oleh Synegubov, mentioned in a video revealed on Telegram that two of these killed have been males who labored within the Epizentr chain retailer on the northeastern outskirts of Kharkiv. By the night, rescue employees had counted 16 folks nonetheless lacking.

“Only madmen like Putin are capable of killing people in such a heinous way”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned there could have been “more than 200” folks within the ironmongery shop. All emergency companies are on responsibility to assist folks and put out fires, he mentioned on Telegram. Russia has as soon as once more attacked town of Kharkiv “brutally” and “in the middle of the day,” Zelensky added. In his phrases, the assault is “another manifestation of Russian madness.” “Only madmen like Putin are capable of killing and terrorizing people in such a heinous way,” he mentioned in his each day video handle on Saturday night.

Governor Synegubov introduced that the ironmongery shop had been hit by two guided missiles. According to the ironmongery shop operator, round 200 folks have been within the constructing on the time of the assault. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov mentioned: “A large number of people are missing. There are many injured.”

Pictures on on-line networks confirmed a big cloud of black smoke rising from the constructing. According to the authorities, an space of ​​10,000 to fifteen,000 sq. meters was in flames.

The Russian information company Tass quoted safety sources as saying that the assault destroyed a “military camp and command post” contained in the ironmongery shop.

After the assault, Zelensky once more referred to as on Ukraine's Western allies to provide his nation with extra air protection methods. “If Ukraine had enough air defense systems and modern fighter aircraft, such Russian attacks would be impossible,” the president mentioned. “Every day we appeal to the world: give us air defense, save people.”

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the assault as “unacceptable”. France “shares the pain of the Ukrainian people and remains by their side,” he wrote on the net service X.

Kharkiv is the second largest metropolis in Ukraine. It is positioned within the northeast of the nation close to the Russian border and is usually attacked by Russia. On Thursday, seven folks have been killed in Russian assaults on town, in line with the authorities.

Kharkiv was hit by one other assault afterward Saturday. Mayor Terekhov mentioned 14 folks have been injured within the metropolis middle.

On May 10, the Russian military launched a floor offensive within the area. On Saturday, in line with the Ukrainian prosecutor's workplace, Russia additionally shelled the village of Kupiansk-Vuslovyj, a railway junction within the Kharkiv area close to the border, injuring 5 folks. Two autos got here below fireplace: a automotive with two passengers and an ambulance with a driver, a paramedic and a 64-year-old affected person.

A 40-year-old girl was killed in Russian shelling within the japanese Ukrainian area of Donetsk on Saturday, native administration head Vadym Filashkin mentioned.

Meanwhile, the governor of the Russian border area of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, mentioned two folks have been killed in a Ukrainian assault on the village of Oktyabrsky. According to Gladkov, ten different folks have been injured, together with an eight-year-old boy.