Russian forces bomb Kharkov city, regional military governor says on Friday amid ongoing heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine
“In the last 24 hours, the Russian occupying forces fired 48 times with artillery, mortars, tanks and multiple rocket launchers in Saltivka, Piatyhatky, Oleksiivka, Derhachi and in the city center,” said Oleh Syniehubov of the Kharkiv. , he told the Telegram.
“As of now, there are 15 injured in Kharkov and the region.”
Syniehubov said the bombing caused severe damage to a gas pipeline and that emergency crews were working at the scene.
The bombing of Kharkiv comes amid heavy fighting in the southern part of the region. Ukrainian authorities have urged civilians to evacuate a number of towns and settlements in eastern Ukraine.
“Fighting continues in the Izium direction,” he said. “We continue to evacuate, especially from Barvinkove and Lozova.”
Some background: Recent advances by Russian forces around Kharkiv could set the stage for the eastern city of Sloviansk to become the next target of Russia’s attack, according to the Institute for War Studies, a think tank based in Washington.
