The explosions in Kharkov on March 20 were the result of a missile attack on the industrial zone of the Kholodnogorsk region.
Updated at 17:20
As of 17:10, four people are known to have died. The State Emergency Service reported that the bodies of three more people were found. Seven people were injured in the Russian strike. There may still be people under the rubble.
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Due to the large amount of flammable materials in the building and interfloor destruction, the fire area increased to 10 thousand sq.m.
Explosions in Kharkov on March 20: what is known
Explosions in Kharkov on March 20 occurred around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Russian invaders hit the Kholodnogorsky district of Kharkov, according to preliminary data, with a cruise missile.
The impact damaged an eight-story building, a printing house, and a workshop for the production of furniture and paint and varnish products.
According to the head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Kharkov region, Vladimir Timoshko, there was previously a hit from an air-launched X-59 missile.
A large-scale fire is raging at the arrival site – more than 1 thousand square meters have been engulfed in flames. m. All specialized services and volunteers work there.
Explosions in Kharkov on March 20: victims and injured
After the explosions in Kharkov on March 20, there are already four dead and seven wounded.
The victims are workers in the production department. Two of them are in serious condition, two more are in moderate condition. One person has minor injuries.
The number of casualties and injuries may be higher, as they continue to search for people among the ruins.
ICTV Facts journalist Tatyana Dotsyak from the scene of the incident on the air of the United News telethon reported that it is very difficult to get to the bodies, because the fire has not yet been completely extinguished.
The body of one person was visible on the windowsill of a building on the third floor. It was very burnt.
As the head of the regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov said in a commentary to the presenter of Facts ICTV Pyotr Demyanchuk on the air of the national telethon Edini Novini, there is information that about ten people remain under the rubble.< /strong>
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