Rescue workers have recovered another body from under the rubble of a building in Kharkiv damaged by Russian forces, bringing the death toll from this strike to four.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote from Terekhov: “Another body has just been found under the rubble of a building, killed at dawn by an enemy drone. This brings the death toll to four, including one child.”

Details: Syniehubov said that the fourth fatality was a 16-year-old boy.

He added that another 18 people had been injured.

“Five people are currently considered missing as a result of the enemy attack on the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv. Early reports indicate that they may be trapped under the rubble,” Syniehubov reported.

The State Emergency Service added that six children were among those injured. Two people have been rescued. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Background:

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with Geran-2 drones. Four of these UAVs hit a five-storey apartment building, causing structural damage and fires.Earlier it was reported that two people, including a child, had been killed and 17 injured in the Russian strike on Kharkiv.

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