KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The television tower in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, was destroyed by a Russian strike on Monday, according to local authorities.
The 240-meter-high structure split in two and collapsed, according to video footage seen by Reuters.
The attack – a Russian Kh-59 missile, according to local authorities – led to the interruption of the signal but did not cause any injuries, according to the regional governor, Oleh Syniehoubov.
Voldimir Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, denounced a Russian attack deliberately aimed at making Kharkiv, populated by 1.3 million inhabitants, an uninhabitable city.
“It’s clear that Russia’s intention is to make it an uninhabitable city,” he said during a telephone interview with US President Joe Biden, according to a transcript published on Telegram .
Later, the Ukrainian president said in a video that the attack was “a clear attempt at intimidation to make the terror visible to the entire city and an attempt to limit Kharkiv’s access to communication and communication.” ‘information.
The tower had already been the subject of numerous attacks in March 2022.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehoubov said missile attacks sparked a fire on a farm on the outskirts of the city, without causing any casualties.
Prosecutors said one person was killed in the bombing in a village southeast of Kharkiv.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; written by Tom Balmforth; French version Sophie Louet and Zhifan Liu)
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