This afternoon, Saturday May 25, Russian troops struck the Epicenter construction hypermarket in a residential area of Kharkov. At this time, there could be 200 or more buyers there.
At 16:02, the mayor of Kharkov, Igor Terekhov, reported explosions in the city. Subsequently, he informed about the arrival:
“Pre-arrival in a residential area of the city, in dense civilian buildings. Information about casualties and damage is being clarified. All relevant services will work at the site of the hit. There are a large number of people missing. Many injured. Apparently, the impact (video) was targeted specifically at a shopping center where there were many people – this is pure terrorism.”
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The head of the Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov wrote that the invaders hit the “civilian trade infrastructure” and a fire broke out. The number of victims is established:
“Two Russian cabs hit a construction hypermarket in Kharkov. According to updated data, two people died. A fire broke out on 15,000 square meters. …The number of victims increased to 24 people, two died (at 17.22).
Inside (video) there could be several hundred people. There is not a single military installation nearby, writes “UP”.
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