Deadly aftermath of Putin's 'vile' attack on Kharkiv hardware store as emergency teams search for 16 shoppers still missing as death toll rises to 12 so far By Francine Wolfisz and Olivia Christie Published: 04:28 EDT, 26 May 2024 | Updated: 05:48 EDT, 26 May 2024 e-mail 23 View comments Twelve people have been reported dead and at least 16 are still missing after new images show the deadly aftermath of a 'vile' strike carried out by Russia on a crowded DIY hardware store in Kharkiv. The country's second-largest city was still reeling from two attacks a day earlier when t wo guided bombs hit the Epicentr DIY hypermarket in a residential area of the city on Saturday afternoon, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on national television. The strikes caused a massive fire which sent a column of thick, black smoke billowing hundreds of metres into the air.
Photographs show emergency workers at the site looking for 16 missing people. Forty-three people were injured, while 10 of the twelve dead had still not been identified, the local prosecutors' office said. Emergency service workers climb through the wreckage after Russia carried out a strike on a crowded DIY hardware store in Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon Twelve people have been reported dead and at least 16 are still missing following the strike on Epicentr DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv The strikes caused a massive fire which sent a column of thick, black smoke billowing hundreds of metres into the air Forty-three people were .
