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The Kharkiv government building airstrike occurred on March 1, 2022, when Russian forces attacked the government administrative building of the Kharkiv oblast in the Kharkiv city.
Air attack
The attack on the Kharkiv government building took place in the context of the battle of Kharkiv against Russian hostiles coming from the northwest.
On March 1, at 8:00 and 8:13 a.m. of EET, Russian military forces fired two missiles against the administration building. This resulted in the death of 29 people, the destruction of the right wing of the building and serious damage to nearby structures in the Freedom Square area. In June 2022, the government building had been recognized as not subject to restoration. On August 28, 2022, Russian armed forces attacked the building again with two S-300 ballistic missiles fired from Belgorod Oblast. The first one made a crater near the right wing of the administration building, and the second one hit the three floor structure behind. There were no casualties after that attack.
Details
It was recorded that the attack weapon were two missiles Kalibr, the attack left an estimated 35 wounded and 29 dead.
Aftermath
On 13 November 2023, a man in Kharkiv was sentenced to life imprisonment for providing information to Russia that contributed to airstrikes on the city, including that on the Regional State Administration building.
See also
Mykolaiv government building airstrike
February 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
April 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
References
External links
Media related to Rocket strike on Kharkiv Regional State Administration, 1 March 2022 at Wikimedia Commons
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