Dozens injured, including child, in Russian strikes using new type of bomb being tested on civilians
The Post was on scene as war crimes investigators, firefighters, humanitarian and emergency services arrived just minutes after the back-to-back strikes, which hit a residential apartment building and a textiles factory around 11:15 a.m. local time.
'I was just coming from my kitchen when I heard the bomb,' building resident Svetlana Shevcheko said. 'I never thought about leaving Kharkiv before, but I am thinking now.'
5 Thirty-three civilians were wounded in strikes in Kharkiv, where Russian forces are testing out a new type of 'glide bomb.'
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5 Residents leave the site of a Russian air strike.
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The northeastern Ukrainian city is just 15 miles from the Russian border, so bombs and missiles can strike into the city before residents are alerted to an incoming air raid.
The strike used a new kind of glide bomb, which is a repurposed Soviet-era weapon outfitted with aerodynamic wings for more targeted precision and range.
The new bombs used in Kharkiv have a range of somewhere between 90 and 100 km — an increase of about 10 to 20 km — allowing Russia to strike further into the city.
5 The new bombs used in Kharkiv have a range of somewhere between 90 and 100 km, allowing Russia to strike further into the city.
Edoardo Marangon/ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.com
5 The glide bomb is a repurposed Soviet-era weapon with more targeted precision and range.
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5 The back-to-back strikes hit a residential apartment building and a textiles factory around 11:15 a.m. local time.
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'They are testing this out on civilians,' chief war crimes prosecutor for the Kharkiv district Spartak Borisenko told The Post.
'Patriot [air-defense systems, made by the US] are the only way to strike them down.
The bombs carried 250 kg worth of explosives, he said, creating a blast radius of 500 meters.
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