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The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding and Shaun Walker in Kharkiv

Russians bombard centre of Kharkiv hours after earlier fatal attack

Rockets being launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region
Rockets being launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region, seen from Kharkiv on Sunday 16 July. Photograph: Vadim Belikov/AP

Russia has continued its assault on Kharkiv, with loud explosions heard in the central district on Sunday evening, just hours after one person was killed and four wounded in an earlier attack.

The governor, Oleh Synyehubov, urged people to take to shelters. Russia had began bombarding the north-eastern Ukrainian city at 2am on Sunday, firing four S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. No one was injured as two were intercepted and the other two landed in a courtyard.

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