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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Warren Murray

Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Rescue personnel in firefighting suits with helmets and other uniforms amid rubble bringing out a person on a stretcher whose legs are visible
Ukrainian emergency workers rescue a victim of Russian attacks on Kharkiv. Photograph: AP
  • At least two people were killed and 54 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.

  • Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel Boffey from Kyiv.

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