Kharkiv: Attack in the Industrial District — October 4 — one driver killed, six people injured
In the evening on October 4, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the Industrial District of Kharkiv; preliminarily, the missiles «Banderole» type S-8000 were used. According to the Prosecutor's Office, a 42-year-old man who was driving near the impact site in his car died, and another six people were injured. The explosion wave damaged at least five apartment buildings.
In the evening of October 4, Russian military forces launched a rocket attack on Kharkiv — the Industrial district of the city was targeted. This was reported by the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office. According to the investigation, the attack occurred around 22:50. It is preliminarily established that the Russian military used S-8000 «Banduril» rockets. The strikes were recorded on non-residential buildings, and the explosion wave and debris damaged nearby objects of civil infrastructure.
As a result of the attack, a 42-year-old resident of Kharkiv died: at the time of the strike, he was driving nearby and was killed in his car. Six other people were injured – women aged 28, 39, and 53, and men aged 28, 41, and 43, including two police officers. All injured people received necessary medical assistance.
After the strike in the impact zone, a fire broke out: buildings of a two-story administrative building, vehicles, and garbage were burning. Firefighters arrived at the scene; operational-rescue units, pyrotechnics, and psychologists from the State Emergency Service, police, medics, volunteers, and utility services were involved in mitigating the consequences. The fire was extinguished, after which specialists continued to inspect the area and work on eliminating the damage.
An explosion wave shattered windows in at least five multi-story buildings. Municipal workers, including specialists from КП «Харківжитлобуд», are repairing the broken windows in apartments and common areas so that residents can remain in their homes and protect themselves from the cold and rain. An investigation has been launched by the Nemyshlyan District Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv, under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor's Office, regarding a violation of Article 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – for the alleged war crime that resulted in the death of a person; investigators are establishing all the circumstances of the explosion and the damage caused to civilian infrastructure.