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<ref name=SkyNews /> Ukraine war: Moment Kharkiv TV tower snaps in half and falls to the ground after Russian attack The broadcasting signal was disrupted, no casualties were reported. Monday 22 April 2024 19:06, UK
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== 2024 destruction ==
== 2024 destruction ==
On April 22, 2024, the upper half of the TV tower was destroyed as a result of a Russian air strike.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Окупанти вдарили по телевежі у Харкові |url=https://mind.ua/news/20272606-okupanti-vdarili-po-televezhi-u-harkovi |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Mind.ua |language=uk}}</ref><ref name=RN24 />
On April 22, 2024, the upper half of the TV tower was destroyed as a result of a Russian air strike.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Окупанти вдарили по телевежі у Харкові |url=https://mind.ua/news/20272606-okupanti-vdarili-po-televezhi-u-harkovi |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Mind.ua |language=uk}}</ref><ref name=RN24 /><ref name=SkyNews />


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Revision as of 19:42, 22 April 2024

Kharkiv Television Tower
Харківська телевежа
Kharkiv TV Tower in 2007
Kharkiv TV Tower is located in Ukraine
Kharkiv TV Tower
Location within Ukraine
Alternative namesKharkov Television Tower
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeSteel lattice television tower
Location1a Derevianko St., Kharkiv,  Ukraine
Coordinates50°02′37″N 36°14′07″E / 50.04361°N 36.23528°E / 50.04361; 36.23528
Construction started1981
Completed1981
Height
Antenna spire240.7 m (790 ft)
Roof139.9 m (459 ft)
Technical details
MaterialSteel
References
[1]

Kharkiv Television Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевізійна вежа), most commonly known as the Kharkiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевежа), was a 240.7-metre-tall (790 ft)[2] steel truss television tower for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was of similar design of Kyiv TV Tower, but has legs of a closed metal structure. In addition, the tower was constructed with truss-like space frames, which are lightweight rigid structures constructed from/by interlocking and/or intertwining struts in a geometric pattern.[1] The Kharkiv TV Tower was the tallest building in the city and the fifth tallest TV tower in Ukraine.[3]

2022 airstrike

During the Battle of Kharkiv, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 6, 2022, the tower and the stations administrative building were struck by eight FAB-500 bombs from a Russian Su-34 fighter jet, the station's administrative building and the tower's self-supporting metal structure sustained heavy damage as a result. The fighter jet was shot down by Ukrainian armed forces right after the bombs were dropped. The pilot ejected, landed and was detained by the National Guard of Ukraine. A year later, the Russian pilot who operated the fighter jet was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Ukraine.[4][5][6]

2024 destruction

On April 22, 2024, the upper half of the TV tower was destroyed as a result of a Russian air strike.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kharkiv TV Tower, Kharkiv - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Харків (місто) — Ефірне телебачення та радіомовлення в Україні". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Харківська телевежа - Харків". wikimapia.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ https://iwpr.net/global-voices/pilot-who-bombed-kharkiv-tv-tower-convicted
  5. ^ https://imi.org.ua/en/news/russian-pilot-who-had-bombed-the-kharkiv-tv-tower-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-i51172
  6. ^ https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/court-sentences-russian-pilot-12-101000341.html
  7. ^ "Окупанти вдарили по телевежі у Харкові". Mind.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Mosca vuole spegnere la tv ucraina: abbattuto un ripetitore a Kharkiv (Video)" [Moscow wants to shut down Ukrainian TV: Kharkiv TV tower demolished (Video)]. rainews.it (in Italian). Rai News 24 • LIVE. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Ukraine war: Moment Kharkiv TV tower snaps in half and falls to the ground after Russian attack // The broadcasting signal was disrupted, no casualties were reported". sky.com. Sky News. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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