The number of injured in a Russian bombing of the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine rises to 30

At least 30 people have been injured by a Russian bombing on the center of the city of Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, according to the mayor of the town, Igor Terejov.

“So far 30 injuries have been confirmed,” Terejov said on his Telegram account, after the governor of the province put the number of injured at 25, 16 of whom had to be hospitalized.

For his part, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has condemned the “atrocious” Russian attack and has stressed that at least two missiles have hit “a residential area.” “One of the buildings has suffered serious damage. A rescue operation is underway, with all necessary services in place,” he added.

“Unfortunately, this is how Russia treats life and people: they continue to kill, despite all the efforts by the countries of the world, and especially the United States, in the diplomatic process. Only Russia does not want this war to end, and every day it does everything possible to keep it continuing,” he noted.

“That is why support for Ukraine must also continue, and every day we need to reinforce our air defense, our positions and the protection of people’s lives. Thank you to all those who support Ukraine!”, the president concluded through a message published on his account on the social network X.

Along these lines, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andri Sibiga, has described the attack as “barbaric” and has warned that “there may be many civilian victims.” “Unlike the fictitious ‘attack on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s residences, this attack was very real and is a war crime,” he stressed.

“We expect strong international responses, also from those who recently reacted to Russian falsifications about Putin’s palaces,” he said, insisting on kyiv’s rejection of accusations from Moscow about an alleged attack on a residence of the Russian president in Novgorod.

“There must be strength and unity to react to this terrorism against our people,” Sibiga stressed in his account on