💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted rocket attacks on Kharkiv in the evening, injuring more than 20 people.

December 30, 2023 Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Kharkiv (location) Russian military (military_unit) Russian missile strike (weapon_system) Russia (organization) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Belgorod Oblast (location) British journalist (person) Kharkiv Palace Hotel (location) Ukrainian defenders (organization) Shahed drone (weapon_system) Iskander-M missile system (weapon_system) S-300 (weapon_system) Russian Federation (organization) Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office (organization) ZDF German TV channel (organization) Ihor Terekhov (person) Kharkiv Palace (location) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Sinkivka (location) Ivanivka (location) Petropavlivka (location) Kurylivka (location) Berestovka (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Synkivka (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

More than 20 people were injured

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Attacks occurred in the evening

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian forces launched at least six missile strikes on Kharkiv from Belgorod Oblast, hitting civilian infrastructure.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia conducted airstrikes on Kharkiv on Dec. 30, damaging residential homes, a landmark hotel, and hospitals

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Belgorod city is 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which was heavily hit by Russian forces on Friday morning according to Ukrainian authorities

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The following were hit by airstrikes: Sinkivka, Ivanivka, Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, Berestovka of the Kharkiv region; Makiivka, Nevske, Serebrianka Forestry of Luhansk region.

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