Polyclinic damaged in missile strike on Kharkiv, people could be trapped under rubble

Polyclinic damaged in missile strike on Kharkiv, people could be trapped under rubble

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A polyclinic building has been damaged in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"A missile strike on the center of Kharkiv has damaged the building of a polyclinic. Reports of casualties and destruction are being clarified," he wrote.

According to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov, two people with an acute stress reaction sought medical help. People could be trapped under the rubble.

According to Serhii Melnyk, head of the Kharkiv garrison, the Russians likely used an Iskander missile system.

Earlier reports said that the Russians had struck a high-density residential area in the central part of Kharkiv.

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