In the evening of May 7, Russian troops struck the Novobavarsky district of Kharkiv, causing a fire in one of the kiosks. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Synegubov. According to him, the initial number of injured was seven, but it later increased to nine.
This is reported by Finway
Injured and consequences of the attack
Medics diagnosed five people with acute stress reactions, while two others sustained injuries from glass shards and bruises. The lives of the injured are currently not in danger. Among the injured is a seven-year-old girl who received necessary medical assistance. Later, the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, clarified that among the nine victims, there are three children, and 38 private houses were damaged by the shelling.
“Nine people are known to be injured, including three children. 38 private houses were damaged.”
Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure and signs of genocide
Russian military forces systematically strike Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure using various types of weaponry: strike drones, missiles, guided bombs, and multiple rocket launch systems. Such attacks occur in all regions of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify these actions as war crimes of the Russian Federation, emphasizing their targeted nature. The systematic destruction of energy, medical, water supply, and other critical infrastructure is viewed as a sign of genocidal actions aimed at depriving the population of basic living conditions.
In particular, legal experts, genocide researchers, and human rights defenders emphasize that during the full-scale war, Russia commits all types of crimes against the citizens of Ukraine that can be classified as genocide. These include shelling of life-support systems, persecution of individuals with pro-Ukrainian positions, destruction of the intelligentsia, and deportation of children without parents with the aim of altering their identity.
According to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, genocide is defined as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such. The countries that are parties to the Convention have obligations to prevent genocide and punish such crimes.
The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army deliberately attacks the civilian infrastructure of Ukrainian cities and villages, causing civilian casualties and the destruction of hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy facilities, and water supply systems.