KYIV — The latest of a series of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv broke a local 245-meter-high TV tower in half, disrupting the television signal.
“The occupiers struck the object of television infrastructure in Kharkiv. Employees were in the shelter during the air raid,” Oleh Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration said in a statement. “There are no victims. However, there are interruptions with the digital TV signal. Therefore, we once again appeal to citizens: trust only official sources of information.”
Ukrainian media workers described the attack on the TV tower as a war crime.
“The attack on the TV tower in Kharkiv is part of a systematic, large-scale campaign against the Ukrainian civilian population by Russia,” said Oksana Romaniuk, head of the Institute of Mass Information, a think tank based in Kyiv.
“The destruction of the TV tower is a war crime, both according to Ukrainian legislation and international humanitarian law.”
“Civilian objects, such as TV towers, have absolute protection and cannot be a legitimate target in an armed conflict. We demand a thorough investigation and an appropriate response from the international community,” she added.
The year has seen a marked increase in Russian attacks on Ukrainian TV and radio infrastructure, according to the Institute for Mass Information, with structures targeted in Sumy and Kharkiv regions in March.
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