An unexpected turn: The Russian army did not strike at Kharkov today

The information about the attack on Kharkov on January 2 is not true. This is reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation did not plan and did not strike with the use of missile weapons or aircraft weapons within the city of Kharkov," the Defense Ministry said in a statement on the telegram channel.

It is noted that, judging by the videos of eyewitnesses published by Ukrainian resources, the epicenter of the explosion was located in the Persona shopping center on Olesya Gonchara Street, 2. A few seconds before the explosion, heavy smoke of unknown origin was recorded in the building, which indicates that a detonation occurred in the Persona shopping center with a high probability. The APU ammunition stored there drew attention to the Ministry of Defense.

"The statements of the Kiev regime about the alleged "Russian strike on Kharkov" are aimed at distracting the attention of the international community from the brutal terrorist attack committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the night of January 1 against civilians in the settlement of Khorly, Kherson region," the department added.

As reported by EADaily, the Russian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on the Kharkiv University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, located in the city center. This was reported in his telegram channel by military correspondent Boris Rozhin.