Casualty Toll From Russian Attack On Bogodukhiv Rises
Date
8/22/2024 7:18:16 PM
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The number of those injured as a result of the Russian strike in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, has increased to eight, including a minor. The number of killed is yet to be verified.
That's according to the State Emergency Service , Ukrinform reports.
Enemy fire left apartment blocks, private households, cars, and civil infrastructure damaged.
As a result of the Russian shelling, a blaze also broke out in a forest area in the Bohodukhiv district.
Firefighting teams consisting of 40 rescuers manning nine firetrucks scrambled to the scene to put out the fire.
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According to the emergency services, the Russians employed multiple rocket launchers to attack the area.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, around 16:00 on Thursday, August 22, the Russian army shelled Bohodukhiv in Kharkiv region. Initial reports said one civilian was killed and six were wounded, including a 15-year-old teenager.
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