A Russian ballistic missile with cluster munitions struck a high-rise building in the city of Kharkiv on the morning of 18 April, with one person reported dead and 40 injured.

Source : Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Terekhov : "An enemy missile hit a densely populated area of Kharkiv. A high-rise building was struck. People may be trapped under the rubble."

Details : Syniehubov reported that, following early reports, the missile strike hit apartment buildings in the Osnovianskyi district.

Updated : Terekhov later stated that five people had been injured.

Syniehubov subsequently reported that, according to early reports, 20 people had been injured. Terekhov added that a young child was among them.

He also stated that one person had been killed and 26 injured.

Quote from Terekhov : "Early reports indicate that Kharkiv was struck with ballistic missiles carrying cluster munitions. That is why the affected area is so large."

Details : According to Terekhov’s early reports, 15 apartment buildings were affected.

Syniehubov confirmed that among the injured were a four-year-old child and a child under three years old. He added that the number of injured had risen to 28.

Quote from Terekhov : "Over 20 apartment buildings and over 30 homes were affected. There are already 40 injured."

Background : Explosions were heard in Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipro on the morning of 18 April.

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