All five casualties in Kharkiv as a result of today's Russian missile strike are civilians.
According to a Facebook post by the head of the Investigative Department of the National Police of the Kharkiv Region, Serhiy Bolvinov, all the victims of today's shelling in Kharkiv are civilians.
Samples of DNA from all five bodies have been collected, and forensic experts will work throughout the night to identify and compare them with the samples provided by the relatives of the presumed victims.
As reported by the State Emergency Service, as of 21:30, nine injured persons are known, and one person has been rescued.
Bolvinov noted that there were a total of 65 people in the building at the time of the Russian shelling.
"The speed of the missile at the time of impact could have been over 1000 kilometers per hour," he said, adding that information gathering regarding the enemy attack and its consequences is ongoing.
