A powerful missile strike on Kharkiv: the death toll is rising rapidly (photos)

The number of casualties is increasing rapidly in Kharkiv due to a powerful strike on the city on May 23. As of 12:35 p.m., there are known to be 7 killed.

This was reported by Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleh Synehubov.

"According to the updated information, as of now - 7 deaths," Synehubov wrote in a post at 1:35 p.m.

It is worth noting that according to the mayor's information, as of 11:30 a.m., there were two casualties of the Russian strikes known. At the site of one of the enemy missile strikes, the body of one casualty was found. Another person was killed during the shelling of a civilian printing company. At least six people were injured there.

At 12:00 p.m., the head of the Regional Military Administration announced that the death toll had risen to four. Also, according to him, the enemy struck the city 15 times. By 12:30 p.m., he stated that there were already six casualties of the Russia's strikes.

The aftermath of the Russian massive missile strike on the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv.

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