[83189] Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine: Casualties in Kharkiv and heavy damage in Dnipro and Kyiv
[83189] Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine: Casualties in Kharkiv and heavy damage in Dnipro and Kyiv
On the night of June 14-15, Ukraine suffered a heavy barrage of missiles and UAVs, leading to the deaths of five firefighters in Kharkiv and damage to civilian infrastructure in Dnipro and Kyiv.
A deadly night in Ukraine: Missile barrages on multiple locations
On the night of June 14-15, Ukraine suffered a large-scale aerial attack, which included the use of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. In Kharkiv, a tragic event occurred when rescue forces were attacked for the second time while attempting to extinguish a fire. According to a report by Оперативний ЗСУ and Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, as quoted on Цензор.НЕТ, five firefighters were killed and five others were wounded in a deadly "double-tap" strike – a known Russian tactic of hitting emergency teams arriving at a scene.
In the capital, Kyiv, damage was reported at 40 different locations. According to Київ | Times, the city was attacked by dozens of ballistic missiles, hypersonic "Zircon" missiles, X-101 cruise missiles, and hundreds of attack drones. Data indicates at least 20 casualties in the city, including a child, and this number may rise. The ЦАПЛІЄНКО_UKRAINE FIGHTS channel reported strikes in nine out of the capital's ten districts.
In the city of Dnipro, regional authorities, according to Times of Ukraine, report heavy damage to public buildings, including a music school, an organ and concert hall, a college, schools, and industrial infrastructure. Дніпро Оперативний notes that five different districts in the region were attacked nearly 30 times using UAVs, artillery, and aerial bombs, with at least two people wounded throughout the region.
Ukrainian officials and sources described the attack as a deliberate Russian attempt to harm the public and cultural institutions. Sources such as Реальна Війна emphasized that "Russia is trying to destroy our culture." The information presented is based on reports from news agencies and local Telegram channels identified with the Ukrainian government, which report on the events from a Ukrainian national perspective.