5 killed in Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Summary:

• Five people lost their lives and eight others sustained injuries during a missile strike by Russia on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv. The attack targeted an industrial zone, hitting a building housing a printing house, causing a massive fire spanning 10,000 square meters. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing at the site of the strike.

At least five people were killed and eight others injured Wednesday in Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram.

According to preliminary information, Russian forces attacked an industrial zone in Kharkiv with a cruise missile, hitting a building where a printing house was located, Synegubov said.

The attack sparked a massive fire in an area of 10,000 square meters, said the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.

Search and rescue operation at the site of the missile strike continues. ■