Russia again attacks Kharkiv with C-300 missile strikes from Belgorod

4 January 2024, 10:34 AM

Explosions caused by Russian C-300 missile strikes rocked Kharkiv during an air raid alert on Jan. 3., reported Regional Military Administration head, Oleh Synehubov.

"Explosion in Kharkiv. The occupiers are striking," Synehubov wrote at 10:35 p.m.

No casualties have yet been reported, but civilian non-residential infrastructure in the city center is believed to have been hit.

“The Russians are launching a missile strike,” wrote Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

“Russia struck from the Belgorod region — preliminarily, with the air-defense system’s C-300 missiles,” wrote Serhii Melnyk, the head of the Kharkiv garrison.

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The invaders launched a new massive missile attack on Ukraine in several waves on the night of Jan. 2. Russia used more than 130 means of destruction: 35 Shakhed drones at night, and 99 rockets in the morning.

One person was killed in Kharkiv and 62 injured after Russia attacked the city with Kinzhal ballistic missiles.

Explosions rocked Kharkiv again in the evening of the same day. The Air Force warned about the probable use of ballistic weapons in the city.

A rocket hit a residential area in the attack leaving the school destroyed aftermath. Preliminary information suggests it was a Russian C-300 missile.

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