Kharkiv under renewed Russian shelling; 48 strikes, still counting

Kharkiv has come under heavy shelling by the Russian military since Moscow redirected its war effort from around Kyiv last week.

The regional military governor confirmed the city’s experience on Friday.

“Over the last 24 hours, Russian occupation forces have fired 48 times with artillery, mortars, tanks and multiple rocket launchers in Saltivka, Piatyhatky, Oleksiivka, Derhachi and in the city center,” Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said on Telegram.

“As of now, there are 15 injured in Kharkiv and in the district.”

Syniehubov said shelling seriously damaged a gas pipeline, and that emergency crews were working at the scene.

“Fighting continues in the Izium direction,” he said. “We continue evacuation, in particular from Barvinkove and Lozova.”