Russian missiles hit three sites in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing at least three people and injuring 16, local officials said.
Russia n missiles hit three sites in Kharkiv, Ukraine 's second-largest city, killing at least three people and injuring 16, local officials said.
Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the attacks on the city's Novobazarskyi district, used the"double tap" technique that has occurred recently, delivering a second strike soon after an initial attack on a given site."The third, fourth and fifth floors are destroyed, stairwells were destroyed, facades were destroyed," Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov told public broadcaster Suspilne, describing damage to the apartment building.
Kharkiv Police Chief Volodymyr Tymoshko told Suspilne he expected the death toll to rise given the scale of the destruction and the likelihood of shrapnel injuries.
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