Strong explosion occurs in Kharkiv

On the night of September 23-24, a powerful explosion occurred in Kharkiv. At the same time, air raid alerts continued in the city and region.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Telegram of Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov and the monitoring channel “Air Alert Map.

“There was a strong explosion in Kharkiv. Be careful,” he wrote at 03:39.

At first, it was not known what caused the explosion. But before that, at 01:13, the Ukrainian Air Force warned that there was a threat of ballistic missile attacks from the Belgorod region, in the areas where air alert was declared.

It should be noted that a few minutes after Terekhov's message, the air alert was canceled.

Updated at 04:20

The mayor of Kharkiv clarified that the arrival was recorded in the Kyiv district of the city. According to preliminary information, it was a missile.

“It hit the ground in an open area, a fire is being extinguished by the State Emergency Service. There is no information about the victims,” he wrote.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 24/09/2024