Six lifeless, 10 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv, officers say By Reuters

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(Reuters) -A Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis, killed six civilians and injured 10 early on Saturday, regional officers stated.

Ukraine’s nationwide police stated the assault was launched by drones. It revealed footage of blazes that had damaged out on metropolis streets and subsequent to buildings.

“As of this morning, there are 6 lifeless and 10 wounded because of the evening strike on Shevchenkivskyi district,” Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated on the Telegram messaging app.

“The assault hit residential areas – not less than 9 high-rise buildings, three dormitories, a variety of administrative buildings, a store, a petroleum station, a service station and automobiles have been broken,” he stated.

The strike had occurred simply after midnight, information stories stated.

Ukraine’s army stated on Fb (NASDAQ:) its air defences destroyed 28 of 32 drones and three of six missiles launched by Russia.

Kharkiv, in Ukraine’s northeast, has been a frequent Russian goal, with assaults intensifying in current weeks. On Wednesday, a drone assault on the town killed 4 individuals and badly broken condominium blocks.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of Workers, Andriy Yermak, instructed the information outlet Politico in an interview revealed on Thursday, that he noticed Kharkiv because the most definitely goal for any new Russian offensive in Could or June.

© Reuters. A view shows a truck and a building of a shopping mall damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Synehubov reported a strike on a residential constructing and a missile assault on a village north of Kharkiv metropolis. No casualties have been reported in both incident.

Air raid alerts remained in impact for Kharkiv and a lot of the nation, together with the capital Kyiv, for a number of hours after the strikes.

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