According to updated data, two people killed, 18 wounded after enemy missile attack on Kharkiv

17:44, 16.04.2022 1 min read

Investigators of the SBU in Kharkiv region, under the procedural leadership of the regional prosecutor's office, have launched a pretrial investigation of a missile attack inflicted by the Russian Armed Forces on Kharkiv on Saturday, as a result of which civilians were killed and wounded.

"According to the investigation, on April 16, 2022, at about 11:45, Russian servicemen, using a Kalibr long-range cruise missile, fired at Slobidsky and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkiv. As a result of the shelling, two civilians were killed, some 18 more were wounded. Houses, cars, a market and shops were destroyed," the press service of Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office said.

Criminal proceedings were opened under part 2 of Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.