The Russian Armed Forces struck a Ukrainian tank school in Kharkov, where foreign tanks and instructors were stationed, underground movement coordinator Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik, citing fellow Kharkov residents.
"The tank school at 192 Poltavsky Shlyakh Street in Kharkov has been attacked. According to the underground [sources], foreign tanks with foreign military instructors were recently brought there," the coordinator said.
According to him, there were two strikes in the Novye Doma neighborhood in the Slobodsky district of Kharkov. But there are reports that trolleybuses are now running.
The Russian military also struck the building of the district internal affairs department on Lyubov Malaya Street.
"Local channels show the damage to a neighboring apartment building, and the building of the district internal affairs department was not shown. Ambulances went there, but they did not turn on their lights, only sirens. According to preliminary data, about 15 dead and more than 20 wounded. At the moment there is no access there, everything is blocked," Lebedev said.
In addition, the Merefa Mechanical Plant in the city of Merefa near Kharkov was hit. According to the underground, UAVs were manufactured and stored at the enterprise. Lebedev added that the plant is adjacent to a railway station. At the time of the attack, as per the underground, a train carrying military equipment, ammunition, and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was being unloaded there; due to the detonation at the plant, the train was also hit.