{"id":2344490,"date":"2024-09-22T14:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-wounded-after-russia-strikes-apartment-buildings-in-ukrainian-city-of-kharkiv-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T14:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:03:31","slug":"21-wounded-after-russia-strikes-apartment-buildings-in-ukrainian-city-of-kharkiv-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-wounded-after-russia-strikes-apartment-buildings-in-ukrainian-city-of-kharkiv-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"21 wounded after Russia strikes apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F21-wounded-after-russia-strikes-apartment-buildings-in-ukrainian-city-of-kharkiv-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344490&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent escalation of\u2064 violence in\u2062 Ukraine, Russian forces \u200cconducted strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/videos-shanghai-residents-trapped-in-lockdown-scream-from-their-windows-fight-over-limited-food\/\" title=\"Videos: Shanghai Residents Trapped in Lockdown Scream from Their Windows, Fight over Limited Food\">high-rise apartment buildings<\/a> in the city of Kharkiv, resulting in \u200bat least 21 injuries, including children. This attack, which occurred during the night, targeted the Shevchenkivsky district and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a> \u200dto numerous residential structures.\u200d This follows another attack\u2064 the previous night\u200d that wounded \u200c15 individuals, highlighting Kharkiv&#8217;s vulnerability since the \u2064onset of \u200bthe war in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u200d condemned\u2063 the assaults, calling on Western allies \u200bto provide more extensive military\u2064 support, including long-range weaponry. Ukrainian Defense\u200b Minister Rustem Umerov indicated ongoing negotiations\u2064 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-russia-with-love-soviet-mig-defector-dies-at-age-76\/\" title=\"Soviet MiG Defector from Russia Dies at 76\">advanced combat aircraft<\/a> from European partners, in\u2064 addition to\u2064 anticipated deliveries of American F-16s and \u2062French fighter jets.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russia launched a wave of drone\u200b and missile\u2064 attacks, with notable incidents\u200b resulting in civilian casualties, including \u200dtwo fatalities from a drone strike in Nikopol. Damage also occurred in other \u200cregions, including infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The situation remains dire as \u2063Ukrainian \u2063forces continue to resist Russian offensives, \u2063and regional officials are calling for further international assistance to safeguard their citizens amidst\u2064 ongoing attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">21 wounded after Russia strikes apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765944\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a> launched new strikes in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-kharkiv-1b949279253bb0fa2cf3de1e44ee1c62\">the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv<\/a>&nbsp;that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The bombs fell Saturday night on the district of Shevchenkivsky, north of the center of Kharkiv, which is the second-largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukrainian<\/a> city, local Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Residential buildings sustained varying degrees of damage, including 16- and nine-story buildings, he added. Kharkiv&rsquo;s city council said that 18 buildings were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>The wounded included an 8-year-old child, according to Syniehubov and Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Terekhov said that 60 residents were evacuated from one of the buildings, a high-rise that was hit directly.<\/p>\n<p>Kharkiv has been a frequent target of Russian attacks since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022. On late Friday, 15 people, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>children<\/a> ages 10 and 12, were wounded when Russian airstrikes hit three Kharkiv neighborhoods, Terekhov said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zelensky appeals for more weapons<\/h2>\n<p>Ukrainian officials said that KAB-type aerial glide bombs &mdash; a retrofitted Soviet weapon that has for months laid waste to eastern Ukraine &mdash; were used in both attacks.<\/p>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strike and urged Kyiv&rsquo;s Western allies to send more weapons to help it &ldquo;protect lives and ensure safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine needs full long-range capabilities, and we are working to convince our partners of this,&rdquo; Zelenskyy said on X, as he prepared to kick off&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-zelenskyy-pennsylvania-ammunition-plan-russia-war-7443f69928054f671fcf510d7204e468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a busy week in the United States<\/a>&nbsp;shoring up support for Kyiv in the war.<\/p>\n<p>And Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Sunday that Kyiv was in talks with partners in Europe to secure Swedish-made Gripen and European Eurofighter Typhoon jets. Umerov said that commitments were already in place for deliveries of U.S.-made F-16s and French Mirages.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia sends drones and missiles elsewhere in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Russia also launched 80 Shahed drones and two missiles at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, the Ukrainian air force said. Ukrainian defenses shot down 71 drones, and another six were lost on location because of electronic warfare countermeasures, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Farther south, a 12-year-old girl and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>woman<\/a> died after a Russian drone struck a passenger car in the city of Nikopol, local Gov. Serhii Lysak reported. Two others, including a 4-year-old child, suffered wounds.<\/p>\n<p>In the eastern Donetsk region, a Russian airstrike on Sunday morning struck homes in the city of Sloviansk, trapping a woman under rubble and wounding two of her neighbors, regional prosecutors reported.<\/p>\n<p>In the same province, two miners died and one other person was injured late Saturday after Russian forces shelled a mine west of the city of Pokrovsk, local Gov. Vadym Filashkin and Ukraine&rsquo;s Energy Ministry reported.<\/p>\n<p>Pokrovsk and Sloviansk have both been key targets for Russian forces as they continue their grinding push westwards aimed at capturing the entirety of Ukraine&rsquo;s industrial east.<\/p>\n<p>In southern Ukraine, a Russian drone strike on Sunday morning wounded two civilians in the city of Kherson, regional authorities said. Hours later, police reported that Russian attacks wounded at least four more people elsewhere in the province.<\/p>\n<p>Other Russian drone attacks Sunday damaged energy infrastructure in Ukraine&rsquo;s central Poltava region and the northern city of Shostka, officials reported.<\/p>\n<p>Shostka lies in the Sumy region, across the border from Russia&rsquo;s Kursk province &mdash; the target of a startling Ukrainian military incursion launched last month. Weeks into the incursion, Zelenskyy said that the aim is to create&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-kursk-incursion-bridge-invasion-43d6579c82c24ffc5cfabd99d07c66db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a buffer zone<\/a>&nbsp;to prevent further Russian cross-border strikes that have for months wreaked havoc in Sumy.<\/p>\n<p>Around 10,000 residents have left the nearby town of Hlukhiv because of intensified Russian shelling, around a third of its prewar population, the local military administration said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>That includes almost 70% of the town&rsquo;s children, following the regional government&rsquo;s calls to evacuate parts of the Sumy region nearest the Russian border. Hlukhiv lies less than 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Russian territory, and about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Shostka.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukrainian troops strike at Russian targets<\/h2>\n<p>Also on Sunday, firefighter was killed and two others were injured by a Ukrainian drone in the Russia-occupied Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Russia proper, in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Ukrainian shelling wounded 10 people including a village official and members of a volunteer self-defense force, according to regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov.<\/p>\n<p>Several Russian regions, including Belgorod in the south, set up so-called territorial defense units to counter sabotage activity after Russian troops moved into Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765944\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765944\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 21 people were injured when Russia carried out new strikes on high-rise apartment buildings in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, marking a second consecutive night of attacks, according to officials. The bombings occurred Saturday night in the Shevchenkivsky district, located north of Kharkiv&#8217;s center, which is Ukraine&#8217;s second-largest city. Local Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that various residential buildings were damaged, including 16- and nine-story structures. The city&#8217;s council noted that a total of 18 buildings were affected. Among the injured was an 8-year-old child, as stated by both Syniehubov and Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Terekhov mentioned that residents from one directly hit high-rise building had to be evacuated\u201460 individuals in total.<\/p>\n<p>Kharkiv has frequently been targeted by Russian forces since Moscow initiated its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. On Friday night alone, airstrikes wounded 15 people across three neighborhoods in Kharkiv, including children aged 10 and 12.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials indicated that KAB-type aerial glide bombs\u2014a modified Soviet weapon\u2014were used during both recent attacks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned these strikes and called on Western allies for increased military support to help &#8220;protect lives and ensure safety.&#8221; He emphasized the need for comprehensive long-range capabilities while preparing for a week focused on garnering support from U.S. partners.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced ongoing discussions with European partners regarding potential acquisitions of Swedish Gripen jets and Eurofighter Typhoons while confirming commitments for U.S.-made F-16s and French Mirages.<\/p>\n<p>In other developments over the weekend, Russia launched around 80 Shahed drones along with two missiles targeting Ukraine overnight into Sunday; Ukrainian defenses managed to intercept most of them but some still caused damage elsewhere. In Nikopol city further south, a drone strike resulted in fatalities among civilians including a woman and her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Russian airstrikes also impacted homes in Sloviansk within Donetsk region early Sunday morning; two neighbors were injured while one woman was trapped under debris following an attack there as well as another incident where miners suffered casualties due to shelling near Pokrovsk.<\/p>\n<p>In southern Ukraine\u2019s Kherson region on Sunday morning alone saw additional injuries from drone strikes affecting civilians; police later reported more injuries across different areas within the province due to ongoing Russian assaults targeting energy infrastructure throughout central Poltava region too.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile back inside Russia\u2019s Belgorod region bordering Ukraine experienced shelling resulting in injuries among local residents including village officials amidst heightened security measures established since February last year aimed at counteracting sabotage activities following military incursions into neighboring territories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2344491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WB.Defense-073124.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41453,39864,4133,4280,6991],"class_list":["post-2344490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kharkiv","tag-military-conflict","tag-news","tag-russia","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WB.Defense-073124.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}