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The press service of the Prosecutor’s Office in the Kharkiv region told an UNIAN correspondent that the explosion occurred on April 7 at about 0340.

According to prosecutors, an unknown object exploded at the base of the stele.

As a result of bombing, a part of the stele was damaged, and windows were broken in the adjacent building of Kharkiv Medical University.

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An investigative team came on the scene, gathered primary evidence and sent it for study.

The type of an explosive device has not yet been identified. An investigation is underway.