Kharkiv TV Tower

Kharkiv Television Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевізійна вежа), most commonly known as the Kharkiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевежа), is a 240.7 m (790 ft) tall[2] steel truss television tower for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is 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]

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

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 8 x FAB-500 bombs from a Russian Su-3 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.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Kharkiv TV Tower, Kharkiv - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. "Харків (місто) — Ефірне телебачення та радіомовлення в Україні". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  3. https://iwpr.net/global-voices/pilot-who-bombed-kharkiv-tv-tower-convicted
  4. https://imi.org.ua/en/news/russian-pilot-who-had-bombed-the-kharkiv-tv-tower-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-i51172
  5. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/court-sentences-russian-pilot-12-101000341.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFTdKWsTujuXQ1B5moXvR_u8bp9_c1s63S64fneVwrRvDm6A0NKProzlJiAI8beeqtuNZ74j5hqZi0QVwFScLOfdBWqBTRMT5pmfS_AfLb3Sw_RTdcKMunkoF5YNVZ-xE8NXxmuASgiunL-KJYEOOxN63ldHwDwdYitO8qYdwS_Y


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