Tragic consequences of Russian shelling in Kharkiv

12.06.2025 | War in Ukraine

The night Russian missile strikes in the Kharkiv region of Kyiv on June 7 led to the discovery of a woman's body under the rubble of an industrial enterprise. Additionally, the mayor of Kharkiv reported the death of another woman who was injured in the same bombardment, whose husband had previously died in the hospital.

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The tragic consequences of the ongoing Russian terrorist attacks against the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine became visible in Kharkiv on June 7. According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, the body of a woman was found under the rubble of a production facility that was hit during the nightly Russian missile strikes in the Kyiv district of the city. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov also reported the death of another woman, wounded in the same strikes, whose husband had died earlier that morning in the hospital. Emergency and rescue operations at the site are ongoing around the clock, and the case underscores the tragic consequences of the continuous Russian attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in Ukraine.