Late on a Saturday night, Kharkiv was once again under siege. 21 people got wounded as a Russian glide-bomb struck apartment buildings. Among them, an 8-year-old girl and two teenagers, just trying to survive another day in a war-torn city. The Shevchenkivskyi district, already battered by a series of attacks, found itself the latest target in a chain of destruction. A 17-year-old boy and a 39-year-old woman are in serious condition, while others were rushed to hospitals. For them it looked like lives changed instantly.
Russian airstrike hit the heart of Kharkiv. The seconds before the Ukrainian city was living its usual rhythm. People who were walking the streets a minute ago were threatened with death, hiding in fear and panic. Kharkiv, the city of life, turned into a battlefield for survival.… pic.twitter.com/hdanKmBnx1
— Andrii Naumov (@Naumov_Andrii) September 23, 2024
Kharkiv, barely 20 miles from the Russian border, has felt the weight of this invasion from the very start. The bomb that hit this time, an old Soviet relic known as the FAB-250, had been retrofitted into a guided weapon, far more precise in its devastation. Governor Oleh Syniehubov detailed the aftermath—buildings with gaping wounds, 1,200 shattered windows, cars reduced to twisted metal, and the echoes of war still ringing in the air.
This was not a separate tragedy. Days earlier, another strike left 15 injured. And last Sunday, a bomb set an apartment block ablaze, wounding 35, including children. Kharkiv, once bustling, now finds itself living with the rhythm of air raid sirens and the distant thunder of incoming bombs. At Kharkiv, the war has no mercy, only repetition.
#BREAKING🚨🚨
Three 🇷🇺Russian glide bombs hit #Kharkiv,🇺🇦
the second attack today. Strikes in the city center, with one KAB hitting right in front of a hospital, next to the Kharkiv Palace, which was destroyed in an earlier missile strike#Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/R7INa1is7D— Tns Independent (@networktns1) September 21, 2024
Beyond Kharkiv, the violence spilled into other regions. Explosions rocked Pavlohrad overnight, while missiles and drones targeted Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The night sky became a battlefield, with Ukraine’s air defenses straining to hold the line. Every blast leaves behind a trail of shattered homes and broken lives, yet still, the strikes come.
For now, the help from Ukraine’s allies feels far away. A €35 billion loan from the European Union, meant to rebuild a broken country and a damaged economy, is a gesture toward a future that seems distant. The reality on the ground remains stark—cities like Kharkiv continue to bear the brunt of war, brick by brick, life by life.
Qhen it is about the allies, Ukraine does not feel it rightly. To get back to a rebuild process is far aqay as the present has no solution. A €35 billion loan from the European Union, meant to rebuild a broken country and a damaged economy, is a gesture toward a future that seems distant. The ground reality for Ukraine is very scaring and the cities like Kharkiv continue to bear the stains of qar, danger of destruction…. brick by brick, soul by soul.
In these moments, survival isn’t a goal; it’s the daily reality. The hope for peace seems distant, like a faint light on a horizon that always moves just out of reach.
Major Points
- A Russian glide-bomb hit Kharkiv late Saturday, wounding 21 people, including children and teenagers, in the already war-torn Shevchenkivskyi district.
- The bomb, an old Soviet FAB-250 retrofitted into a guided weapon, caused significant destruction, leaving buildings shattered and cars in ruins.
- Kharkiv, just 20 miles from the Russian border, has faced repeated attacks, with previous strikes injuring dozens in recent weeks.
- The violence isn’t limited to Kharkiv, with other regions like Pavlohrad and Khmelnytskyi Oblast also enduring missile and drone assaults overnight.
- While aid and loans from Ukraine’s allies promise future rebuilding, the immediate reality on the ground remains one of survival in the face of relentless destruction.
TL Holcomb – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
