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Updated · Ukrinform · Jun 14
Russian Drone Strike Injures 1-Month-Old in Kharkiv, Hits Art Museum
Updated
Updated · Ukrinform · Jun 14

Russian Drone Strike Injures 1-Month-Old in Kharkiv, Hits Art Museum

3 articles · Updated · Ukrinform · Jun 14

Summary

  • A one-month-old infant was injured in Russian shelling of Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi district, and three women received medical assistance at the scene, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
  • Two Kharkiv districts were hit by drones on the afternoon of June 14, with one strike setting the city’s art museum on fire in the Kyivskyi district.
  • Museum staff and rescuers moved paintings into shelter to protect the collection while firefighters worked at the cultural site.
  • Initial official reports said no casualties were known, but later updates added the infant’s injury and said several people also sought help for acute stress reactions.

Insights

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