The number of victims of the rocket attack on Hroza has increased to 53

In the Kharkiv region, the bodies of 53 people killed in a rocket attack on the village of Hroza were identified.

So, as Deputy Chief of the Main Department of the National Police of the region, Chief of the Investigative Department Serhiy Bolvinov noted during the briefing, the number of dead on October 5 has increased.

This number, the law enforcement officer adds, may increase, as there are still unidentified body parts and five reports of missing persons.

In total, the police received 22 missing persons reports.

Four statements were not confirmed because people were found.

Another 13 people were found among the dead.

In total, 288 DNA studies have already been conducted. Work continues.

What is known about the rocket attack on the village of Hroza

The Russians fired an Iskander-M missile at a cafe-shop in the village of Hroza , Kharkiv region, on October 5 around 1:15 p.m.

At that time, local residents gathered there for a memorial dinner after the reburial of fellow villager Andrii Kozyr, who died in March 2022.

As of October 6, the regional military administration reported 52 dead and six wounded.

Among the dead is an eight-year-old boy.

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 594th day.

You can monitor the situation in cities on the interactive map of hostilities in Ukraine and the map of air alerts in Ukraine.

Photo: Oleg Synegubov