A Russian missile strike on a police station in central Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, killed at least one police officer and injured 30 others on Friday, Ukrainian police said.
“Russians targeted a police station in central Kharkiv with two missiles, killing a police officer and injuring 26 others, as well as four civilians”Ukrainian police chief Ivan Vyguivsky said on Facebook.
The person killed, Andriï Matvienko, had the rank of colonel, he said. He also posted photos showing a large crater, towering piles of debris and a police officer covered in blood being treated in an ambulance.
According to Interior Minister Igor Klymenko, three injured police officers are also in serious condition. “Doctors are fighting for their lives”he said on Telegram.
Kharkiv very regularly hit by deadly strikes
Kharkiv, a large city located less than thirty kilometers from the Russian border, is very regularly hit by deadly strikes, particularly on residential areas.
Three people, including two minors, were killed and around thirty others injured by a Russian bombing on a building on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to this strike by urging his partners to help Ukraine more. In particular, he asks the West for the right to strike further into Russian territory with long-range weapons.
In May, the Kremlin army attempted an offensive in the Kharkiv region, with the announced aim of creating a buffer zone to limit Ukrainian attacks against military or industrial targets on its territory.
