Russian missile damages Swiss NGO's mine-clearing office in Kharkiv, Ukraine says
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Debris inside a car at the offices of the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, after Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.
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KYIV - Russia fired a series of ballistic missiles at the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on July 24, wounding at least six people and damaging the office of a Swiss mine-clearing NGO, local officials said.
Ukraine's second-largest city and the surrounding region, which borders Russia, have been battered by drone, missile and guided-bomb attacks since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The region's governor, Mr Oleh Syniehubov, said an overnight strike destroyed the facade of the Fondation Suisse de Deminage's (Swiss Foundation for Mine Action) office and the ceilings of several of its floors.
Six cars used by the group's medics were damaged, he said, noting the importance of demining initiatives in his region, one of the most densely strewn with landmines and other potentially harmful war detritus.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov said there had been five separate strikes on the city since Russia's overnight attack.
The latest one hit an industrial area and injured six people, he said.
Police said unspecified infrastructure was destroyed in this attack, including damage to vehicles.
Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians but thousands have been killed and injured in its 29-month-old invasion of Ukraine. REUTERS
