RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE ON BALAKLIIA KILLED THREE PEOPLE – Firefighters battle fire in Kharkiv buildings after Russian missile strike kills three
Photos released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed residential blocks in what is said to be the eastern city of Balakliia engulfed in flames.
We were not able to independently verify the location or the date of when the images were taken.
A Russian missile strike on Balakliia killed three people, with three teenagers among the 10 wounded, Kharkiv regional officials said on Monday.
The overnight attack damaged multi-story residence blocks and destroyed scores of cars in the city centre, Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the region bordering Russia, said on the Telegram messaging app.
A photograph provided by regional authorities showed the damaged facade of a multi-story brick building with windows blown out, as flames burned on an upper floor and debris and broken tree branches littered the area.
