Mark Lansbury

2024-05-20 11:30:17

UPDATED: Russian 'double-tap' terrorism strike north of Kharkiv kills 7, including pregnant woman

Russian troops attacked a recreation center in a northern suburb of Kharkiv at around 11 a.m. local time, killing six civilians, including a pregnant woman, and wounding 27, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said on May 19.

Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov then said on May 20 that the casualties had risen to seven dead and 28 wounded after a man's body was found.

The strike took place in Mala Danylivka, roughly 70 kilometers southwest of the fiercely contested Vovchansk.

A paramedic was among the wounded, and an ambulance was damaged, he added.

In a later post on Telegram, Syniehubov said Russian forces had fired two Iskander ballistic missiles in a #double-tap strike – a common Russian tactic in which a target is struck once and then again shortly after, the second strike deliberately targeting rescue workers.

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-north-of-kharkiv-kills-4-wounds-8/

#CiviliansAttacked #WarCrimes #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine #DoubleTap

UPDATED: Russian 'double-tap' strike north of Kharkiv kills 7, including pregnant woman

“(Russian troops) attacked the area where local residents were resting” in Mala Danylivka, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

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