Ukrainian regional governor said at least 16 people were wounded including two in critical condition after the latest Russian strikes using S-300 missiles hit a non-military area of Kharkiv, days after the attack that killed three in the same region.
The missiles hit residential buildings, according to the city’s Governor Oleg Synegubov.
The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is 30 kilometres (19 miles) far from the border with Russia and has been under frequent attacks since Russia commenced its special military operation in February 2022.
After the strikes, the mayor said that some residential buildings were destroyed and that there were no military targets in the area.
Earlier Tuesday, authorities urged around 3,000 residents in more than two dozen villages near the frontline in the wider Kharkiv region to evacuate, citing escalating Russian attacks in the area.
Russian forces captured swathes of the Kharkiv region shortly after the special military operation in Ukraine, and have kept up efforts to wrest the region despite losing ground there.
The latest attack took place nearly two weeks after Russian strikes hit the Zmiiv, Kharkiv region, on January 8, killing at least three people.
Earlier, on December 30 last year, at least 30 people were killed and over 160 were injured after Russia struck the biggest missile barrage on Kyiv, alongside several other Ukrainian cities.
