Shocking CCTV footage shows moment Russian rockets strike DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv in attack that left 14 people dead and many others wounded
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Shocking CCTV footage shows moment Russian rockets strike DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv in attack that left 14 people dead and many others wounded

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Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment Russian rockets strike a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv in an attack that left at least 14 dead and many others wounded. A CCTV video shows a normal store selling DIY equipment and household goods such as toilets and sinks as suddenly one of two Russian guided bombs exploded through the roof in what appears to be a terrorist attack on civilians in eastern Ukraine Black smoke is billowing into the sky after two Russian rockets struck the DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv, killing at least 14 people An eight-year-old boy called Mykhailo has tragically been pictured giving a DNA sample so rescuers can identify his father, who is among seven people who remain missing in the rubble and are feared to have died Devastated people are being comforted by police as they grieve their loved ones who died in the attack 'Investigators and criminologists were looking for something that can be recognised as a human body all night long in this charred area, the ruins of the Epicentre. Up to 200 people and 15 staff are believed to have been inside the Epitcentre hypermarket - which sells household and DIY goods - at the time of the attack Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said that according to the store's owner, they had lost contact with several store employees Bomb remnants were seen on the ground where the attack violently struck in the Kyiv district A man watches as smoke rises from the hypermarket after being hit by a Russian air strike There was extensive damage to the building, which was engulfed by intense flames following the attack Around 120 people had been in the hardware store when the bombs struck, though earlier estimates suggested it was closer to 200 The strikes caused a massive fire, which ravaged the hypermarket in Kharkiv on Saturday Russia currently occupies around 18 per cent of Ukraine, including Crimea which it annexed in 2014 Firefighters wade through the wreckage on Sunday, hours after the building was hit by a Russian airstrike It took emergency workers 16 hours to fully extinguish the fire at the hypermarket, which had raged over an area of 13,000 square metres Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said around 120 people had been in the hardware store when the bombs struck, though earlier estimates suggested it was closer to 200 One witness said: 'There were many families in the Epicentre. Videos posted by witnesses on social media show a huge column of black smoke billowing into the sky from a fire in the store Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said: 'The attack targeted the shopping centre, where there were many people - this is clearly terrorism' Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov arrives at the scene to inspect the aftermath of the attack 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 injured, while 10 of the twelve dead had still not been identified, the local prosecutors' office said.

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