Injury toll in Russia’s missile strike on Chuhuiv center grows to eight

The number of people injured in Russia’s missile strike on the center of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, on the morning of May 22 has increased to eight.  

The regional prosecutor's office reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"Russian troops carried out missile attacks on the center of Chuhuiv: eight people were injured," the statement said.

According to the prosecutor's office, at around 8:00, the Russian army launched missile attacks on the central part of Chuhuiv. Eight people were injured, including two men aged 28 and 67 and 6 women.

A kindergarten was completely destroyed, and nearby residential buildings, shops, offices, cars, administrative buildings, etc. were damaged.

According to preliminary data, the enemy hit the town with two S-400 missiles from the territory of Russia’s Belgorod region.

The Kharkiv region’s Chuhuiv District Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

As Ukrinform reported, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, informed that seven people had been injured in the city of Chuhuiv following the morning shelling.