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Russian airstrikes on Kharkiv: 3 killed, number of injured rises to 28

The number of people injured in a Russian airstrike on the city of Kharkiv has risen to 28. The Russians used guided aerial bombs in the attack, wrote Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration (OMA), on Telegram

"A total of 19 people have been injured. They are 18 men and 1 woman. Their ages span from 20 to 60 years old.

Four people are in serious condition. The rest are in moderate condition."

Syniehubov added that the two men killed in the strike were about 45 years old.

Updated: Terekhov reported that as of 20:32 the number of casualties and fatalities in the Russian attack had grown.

"Three killed by the Russians, 28 wounded."

On 17 May, Kharkiv OMA reported that Russian forces had struck Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district twice using guided aerial bombs.

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