Russian guided bombs kill 1, injure 15 in Izyum, Ukraine
Russian guided bombs killed 1 person and injured 15 in Izyum, Ukraine's Kharkiv region, on Monday, cutting power to the city, officials said.
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Russian killed 1 person and injured 15 in the Ukrainian city of Izyum, in Kharkiv region, on Monday, and knocked out power across the city after bombs damaged high-voltage lines, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
The number of injured rose through the morning as emergency crews worked at the scene. Syniehubov initially reported 3 people hurt, then said by 11:30 local time the figure had reached 11; Izyum's later said 15 people were receiving medical treatment, and officials said they were still working to establish the full extent of the damage across the city.
The bombs hit several parts of the city. In the IPZ district, a strike on a five-storey apartment block destroyed its first three floors and damaged five neighbouring buildings, setting several cars on fire, the city administration said. In the city centre, a four-storey apartment building was badly damaged along with six more nearby blocks, and cars parked there were also burned out.
In the Honcharivka district, two guided bombs hit the ground, damaging about 20 private homes and two shops, the administration said. A fire also broke out at a local post office, and firefighters were sent to deal with the blaze alongside the rescue effort at the damaged apartment blocks.
and municipal crews remained at the affected sites into the afternoon. Officials said the full scale of the destruction, including how many homes had been left uninhabitable, was still being assessed, and that the number of people needing help could rise further once that work was complete.
The attack is the latest in a run of strikes on Izyum's residential areas this autumn, which have repeatedly damaged homes and knocked out local services, according to the city military administration.
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What we know
- 1 outlet Russian guided bombs killed 1 person and injured 15 in Izyum, Kharkiv region, on Monday.
- 1 outlet The city lost power after high-voltage lines were damaged, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
- 1 outlet The number of injured rose from an initial 3 to 15 as the day went on.
- 1 outlet Strikes hit apartment blocks in the IPZ and central districts and damaged about 20 homes in Honcharivka.
- 1 outlet A fire broke out at a local post office.
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Why it matters for Europe
Izyum has been hit before: a Russian guided bomb killed 5 staff of the Kharkiv Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the city on 29 October and injured 14 others, while a separate strike that day on a five-storey apartment building wounded 10 more people, according to Izyum's city military administration. Monday's attack struck a city still dealing with the aftermath of that strike only four days earlier, and residents there have now faced two major bombing incidents within a week.
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Izyum?
- Russian guided aerial bombs hit apartment blocks, homes and a post office across the city, killing 1 person and injuring 15, officials said.
- Why did the city lose power?
- The bombs damaged high-voltage power lines, the regional governor said.
- Has Izyum been attacked before?
- Yes; a Russian guided bomb killed 5 health workers in the city on 29 October.
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