On the night of May 8, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, and in the afternoon the occupiers shelled Kharkiv - there were hits on the territory of a school, children were among the victims.
This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on his Telegram channel.
"Arrivals in a residential area of the city. Preliminary, there are children among the victims: three children were injured. The condition of one of the injured children is serious," he wrote at 13:30 p.m.
It is noted that there were no air raid alarms, as well as no aircraft departures from the Belgorod People's Republic.
According to preliminary information, the hit was recorded on the open area of the educational institution. There is information about two injured children - boys aged 13 and 15. They suffered lung damage, traumatic amputation of a foot and head injuries. It is known that children were playing soccer on the playground near the school at the time of the hit. In addition, a 55-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman were also injured.
Earlier, Apostrophe reported that Russia hit the center of Kharkiv on Easter.