Massive missile strike on Kharkiv region: a column of smoke rises over the explosion site

Massive missile strike on Kharkiv region: a column of smoke rises over the explosion site

On October 16, in the Kharkiv region, which suffered a massive missile attack from Russia this morning, serious consequences of the strikes have been recorded.

Local Telegram channels are publishing footage showing a huge column of smoke rising over the site of one of the overnight strikes.

It is assumed that the targets of the combined attack, which also affected the Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi) and Poltava (Kremenchuk) regions, were energy infrastructure facilities. A large-scale fire in the Kharkiv region confirms the severity of the damage.

Emergency services and rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine are working at the scene. Information about casualties and details of the destruction is being clarified.