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Russian strike on Kharkiv on 7 June: death toll rises to three, up to five people may be trapped under rubble
The death toll from the Russian strike on 7 June on the city of Kharkiv has increased to three as the body of a deceased person was discovered under the rubble of business premises.
Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov
Quote: "A body was discovered during search and rescue operations at the territory of a business that came under attack on 7 June. The extraction process is ongoing."
Details: Terekhov said the work is ongoing around the clock.
"According to our information, up to five more people may still be trapped under the rubble," he concluded.
Background:
At around 17:35 on 7 June, Russia attacked the Shevchenkivskyi and Kyivskyi districts of Kharkiv with four guided aerial bombs.
A 30-year-old Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) employee was killed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that more than 40 people were injured.
Late on the evening of 7 June, Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, reported that a 62-year-old man had died in hospital as a result of the strike and that two more people remained in a critical condition.
It was later reported that Volodymyr Kovtun, an instructor at the children's railway in Kharkiv, had died in hospital from injuries he sustained.
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