Only father survived: girl's mother, whose body was pulled out of rubble in Kharkiv, also died

Only father survived: girl's mother, whose body was pulled out of rubble in Kharkiv, also died

Ukrinform
The girl's mother, whose body was pulled out in fragments from the rubble in Kharkiv after a Russian missile strike, also died, and her father was freed from the rubble alive.

This was reported by the spokesman for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, Dmytro Chubenko, in a comment to Ukrinform.

"The last girl found dead under the rubble was an 8-year-old girl. Her mother was taken out of the rubble at 17:30. She was found dead. She was 35 years old," he said.

Read also: Kharkiv strike update: 6 dead, 57 injured, including 8 children

It is also known that the girl's father is alive. According to Kharkiv Mayor Terekhov, the man was trapped by a slab when he was unblocked, and told rescuers that his wife and daughter were also under the rubble.

As reported by Ukrinform, at least 8 explosions were heard in Kharkiv around 7:15. The entrance of a five-story residential building was completely destroyed. Some neighborhoods lost power.

As of 8 p.m. on January 23, eight people were killed and 62 wounded.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-