Russia Dead and a dozen injured in attacks on Kharkiv in Ukraine

SDA

23.6.2024 - 16:53

dpatopbilder - A rescue worker searches for victims in a destroyed residential building in Kharkiv. The city is repeatedly under fire. Photo: Andrii Marienko/AP/dpa
dpatopbilder - A rescue worker searches for victims in a destroyed residential building in Kharkiv. The city is repeatedly under fire. Photo: Andrii Marienko/AP/dpa
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In the large city of Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine, at least one person has been killed and around a dozen injured by Russian shelling with glide bombs. Two of the injured were minors, announced Kharkiv's military governor Oleh Synyehubov on Telegram on Sunday. The deceased is said to be a 73-year-old man. According to Synjehubow, there were three strikes in several densely populated areas of the city. The damage was extensive and several high-rise buildings were badly damaged.

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Kharkiv is one of the cities in Ukraine hardest hit by Russian shelling. The major city near the border was the target of a heavy bomb attack just the previous evening, leaving several dead and more than 50 injured.