Northern Saltovka, Kharkov/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24
Residential area North Saltovka located in the north-east of Kharkov. From the first day of a full-scale war, the inhabitants who lived here were forced to leave their homes due to shelling by Russian invaders.
There are dozens of destroyed and damaged high-rise buildings, other buildings and cars. See what Severnaya Saltovka looks like in the photo report of the Channel 24 website.Sergey Parkhomenko, junior lieutenant of the 130th troop battalion of the city of Kyiv, with the call sign “Kubanets”, said that now those residents who are registered here or have the right to own apartments where they want to go are let through. People are allowed to take personal property. At the same time, they record the extent of the damage so that they can later have a chance to receive compensation.
According to him, in recent days, many people have returned to inspect the property. There are many destroyed and burned-out apartments. There are houses that were completely mutilated, there are those where a collapse occurred.
What Severnaya Saltovka looks like/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24:
There are some that are not subject to restoration and will be demolished. They burned down as a result of mines or shells from multiple launch rocket systems. People whose property has survived carry it away. Unfortunately, looting has been reported.
Sergey Parkhomenko, Kharkiv/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24 Fighting continues in the village of Ternova. There are parts of the border controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the border troops of Ukraine. In the North of Kharkov, the village of Tsirkuny was cleared of mines.
Several dozen explosive things were destroyed. It's quieter there now. A few days ago, enemy mines flew in, there was a mortar attack near the village of Tsirkuny. After that, the Russians were pushed back by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, by the forces of our artillery,” he said.
According to Parkhomenko, utility services have already started working in the area of Severnaya Saltovka, the scale of destruction is being considered. There is no water, gas or electricity in the houses. There are many apartments where fragments of enemy shells remained. There are also unexploded shells. That is, sappers will still work here.
The territory of Northern Saltovka has not yet been cleared of mines/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24
Denis, a resident of Severnaya Saltovka, said that he left here on March 24. For a whole month he lived under shelling, cooking on the grill on the balcony. The man pointed to a corner in the remaining room. However, the crack broke the wall. There are icons and a Bible here. Her man picks up and smiles. There are also medals reminiscent of victories in football, as well as an old parental photo album.
Mom asked me to take the photos away. My parents sign for them,” he said.
Denis, a resident of Severnaya Saltovka, showed his personal apartment/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24:
According to men, there was no looting in his apartment. Everything remained in its place. The soldiers helped him move his belongings to a room away from the windows so that nothing caught fire and everything was preserved.
I left March 24th. I've been stressed for a week. I moved to another area and couldn't believe I left. I could not understand what was here. Very hard. Once upon a time, children were born here, and one day tanks drove instead of trams. Only “souls from hell” could do this, he added.
Northern Saltovka, Kharkiv/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24:
Apartment after being hit by an enemy shell/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24
Another resident of the microdistrict, Nikolai, said that he left Kharkov for the village when a full-scale war began. But the Russian invaders “covered” them there too. I lived in Poltava for a month. They came to Northern Saltovka to take things.
I believe that God will give us something better. I want to be optimistic and believe,” he said.
Nikolay spoke about life after the start of the war/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24
Vladimir said that this was the first time he had come home since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
There are no windows anywhere. Frames also fell off. We arrived today. Were near Kharkov. It's just awful. That's all. I think that no one will restore this house – there are holes everywhere. Where to return here and what will happen? Around the house in the same condition. Became homeless at age 50. There is nowhere to live. Worked in Kharkov. There is no work either, the man remarked.
Local residents take things from apartments/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24:
Svetlana together She and her husband moved to Kharkiv from the Donetsk region in 2014. The woman said that they had to sleep on the floor for two years. And recently raised funds on a bed for children and bought.
The entire bedroom was on fire. Thank God, the children's beds, which we had just bought before the war, survived. For two years they slept on the floor and finally gathered the children on the bed. Bought and war again, – she said.
Northern Saltovka, Kharkiv/Photo by Alina Turishin, Channel 24:
Alexander helps own son to pick up things. The man said that his house was completely destroyed.
Only fanatics can fight with children, pensioners, destroy infrastructure. Therefore, a big hello to the “Russian world”, so that they will never be in this world again. But we cannot be defeated,” the man said.
Let us recall that the Russian invaders on the afternoon of May 22 again fired at the Kyiv district of Kharkov. The most active hostilities continue in the north and north-east of the region.
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