Kharkiv government building airstrike
Part of the bombing of Kharkiv in the Battle of Kharkiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Map
Building of the regional government, which was damaged with Russian missiles that exploded near Freedom Square and in its right wing
LocationKharkiv Regional State Administration and Regional Council in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°00′15″N 36°14′11″E / 50.00421°N 36.23631°E / 50.00421; 36.23631
DateMarch 1, 2022
~8:01 and ~8:13 (UTC+3)[1][2]
TargetTerrorist act
Attack type
Airstrike[3]
Weaponstwo cruise missiles "Kalibr"[4][5][6]
Deaths29[7][8]
Injured35+[4]
PerpetratorsRussian Navy
External videos
video icon Відеозапис з камери спостереження on YouTube at the moment of the impact of Russian missiles on Freedom Square and on the building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (OVA))

The Kharkiv government building airstrike occurred on March 1, 2022, when Russian forces attacked the government administrative building of the Kharkiv oblast in the Kharkiv city.[9][4]

Air attack

The attack on the Kharkiv government building took place in the context of the battle of Kharkiv against Russian hostiles coming from the northwest.[10][11]

On March 1, at 8:00 and 8:13 a.m. of EET, Russian military forces fired two missiles against the administration building. This resulted in the death of 29 people, the destruction of the right wing of the building and serious damage to nearby structures in the Freedom Square area.[8] In June 2022, the government building had been recognized as not subject to restoration.[12]
On August 28, 2022, Russian armed forces attacked the building again with two S-300 ballistic missiles fired from Belgorod Oblast. The first one made a crater near the right wing of the administration building, and the second one hit the three floor structure behind. There were no casualties after that attack.

Details

It was recorded that the attack weapon were two missiles Kalibr,[4][5][6] the attack left an estimated 35 wounded and 29 dead.[13][8] [14][15]

Aftermath

On 13 November 2023, a man in Kharkiv was sentenced to life imprisonment for providing information to Russia that contributed to airstrikes on the city, including that on the Regional State Administration building.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Федоркова, Тетяна (2022-03-01). "Russia attacks Kharkiv: a shell fell on Svobodi Maidan - video". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Social News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rocket attack on the center of Kharkiv. How many people died and what destruction" (in Ukrainian). BBC News | Ukraine. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Russians launched an airstrike on Freedom Square in Kharkiv" (in Ukrainian). Zaxid .net. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Унаслідок обстрілу Харкова загинули щонайменше 10 людей, третина будівлі ОДА обвалилася" (in Ukrainian). Лівий берег. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "По площі Свободи в Харкові вдарили російським Калібром — Христо Грозєв" (in Ukrainian). НВ. 2022-03-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Таких ракет в Україні немає: видання Bellingcat про обстріл Майдану Свободи у Харкові" (in Ukrainian). Факти (ICTV). 2022-03-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Rocket attack on the Kharkiv Regional State Administration: the number of dead became known" (in Ukrainian). Slovo i Dilo. 2022-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Кількість загиблих від удару по Харківській обладміністрації збільшилась до 29" [The death toll from the attack on the Kharkiv regional administration increased to 29] (in Ukrainian). НВ. 2022-04-02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Росіяни завдали авіаудар по майдану Свободи у Харкові" (in Ukrainian). Zaxid.net. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Окупанти бомбили площу Свободи і центр Харкова, влучили в ОДА" (in Ukrainian). Українська правда. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Божевільний Путін завдав ракетного удару по площі Свободи в Харкові. Відео" (in Ukrainian). Новинарня. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  12. ^ Вікторія Гірко (2022-06-04). "Висновок експертів: будівлю Харківської ОДА після обстрілів відновити неможливо" (in Ukrainian). Факти (ICTV). Archived from the original on 2022-06-11. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Ракетний удар по Харківській ОДА: стала відома кількість загиблих" (in Ukrainian). Слово і Діло. 2022-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. ^ Федоркова, Тетяна (2022-03-01). "Росія атакує Харків: на майдан Свободи впав снаряд — відео". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Суспільне Новини. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Ракетний обстріл центру Харкова. Скільки загиблих і які руйнування" (in Ukrainian). BBC News | Україна. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  16. ^ Elsa Court (13 November 2023). "Man who aided Russian strikes on central Kharkiv sentenced to life in prison". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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