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| Ukraine war: Six postal workers killed in Kharkiv missile strike | Ukraine war: Six postal workers killed in Kharkiv missile strike |
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| Watch: Kharkiv building wrecked after deadly missile strike | Watch: Kharkiv building wrecked after deadly missile strike |
| Watch: Kharkiv building wrecked after deadly missile strike | Watch: Kharkiv building wrecked after deadly missile strike |
| Six postal workers have been killed and a further 16 injured after a missile hit a distribution centre in eastern Ukraine late on Saturday night. | Six postal workers have been killed and a further 16 injured after a missile hit a distribution centre in eastern Ukraine late on Saturday night. |
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram the Nova Poshta sorting office was struck in Kharkiv. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram the Nova Poshta sorting office was struck in Kharkiv. |
| Pictures from the scene posted on President Zelensky's account showed the building with windows blown out. | Pictures from the scene posted on President Zelensky's account showed the building with windows blown out. |
| Kharkiv's regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said the victims all worked for the postal company. | Kharkiv's regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said the victims all worked for the postal company. |
| Police said 22 people were inside when the suspected S-300 rocket hit the building just before 22:30 local time (20:30 BST). | Police said 22 people were inside when the suspected S-300 rocket hit the building just before 22:30 local time (20:30 BST). |
| Investigators, together with criminologists and forensic experts, are conducting an examination of the bodies of the dead, police added on social media. | Investigators, together with criminologists and forensic experts, are conducting an examination of the bodies of the dead, police added on social media. |
| Writing on Telegram himself, Mr Syniehubov said the victims were aged between 19 and 42, with some suffering shrapnel wounds from the blast. | Writing on Telegram himself, Mr Syniehubov said the victims were aged between 19 and 42, with some suffering shrapnel wounds from the blast. |
| He said the private delivery company in the western Kharkiv suburb of Korotych was "strictly a civilian site". | He said the private delivery company in the western Kharkiv suburb of Korotych was "strictly a civilian site". |
| "The Russians have inflicted more terror on Kharkiv's peaceful population," he added. | "The Russians have inflicted more terror on Kharkiv's peaceful population," he added. |
| Kharkiv's regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said the youngest victim was 19 years old | Kharkiv's regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said the youngest victim was 19 years old |
| President Zelensky said a rescue operation was continuing, with emergency services working at the scene. | President Zelensky said a rescue operation was continuing, with emergency services working at the scene. |
| Russia has not yet commented on the alleged strike, but has previously denied targeting civilians during its invasion of Ukraine. | Russia has not yet commented on the alleged strike, but has previously denied targeting civilians during its invasion of Ukraine. |
| Mr Syniehubov said seven people were in hospital in a "moderate condition" and seven men were in a "serious condition". | Mr Syniehubov said seven people were in hospital in a "moderate condition" and seven men were in a "serious condition". |
| Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second largest city, is located only 30km (19 miles) from the Russian border. | Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second largest city, is located only 30km (19 miles) from the Russian border. |
| Specialists of the explosive management removed the fragments of the S-300 rocket, Kharkiv police said in a Telegram post | Specialists of the explosive management removed the fragments of the S-300 rocket, Kharkiv police said in a Telegram post |
| The north-eastern city was heavily bombed during the first weeks of the war in February 2022. | The north-eastern city was heavily bombed during the first weeks of the war in February 2022. |
| Earlier this month, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Ukraine's first underground school would be built in the city to allow children to continue in-person education safely. | Earlier this month, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Ukraine's first underground school would be built in the city to allow children to continue in-person education safely. |
| War in maps: Ukraine widening Russia defences breach | War in maps: Ukraine widening Russia defences breach |
| Meanwhile in the south, Ukraine has been waging a counter-offensive campaign since June. | Meanwhile in the south, Ukraine has been waging a counter-offensive campaign since June. |
| The war-torn country aims to sever Russia's land corridor to the Crimean peninsula - which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. | The war-torn country aims to sever Russia's land corridor to the Crimean peninsula - which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. |
| But the counter-offensive has so far proven slow, bringing only limited territorial gains. | But the counter-offensive has so far proven slow, bringing only limited territorial gains. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| War in Ukraine | |
| Volodymyr Zelensky | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Ukraine | Ukraine |