12 injured after Russian strike hits apartment in Ukraine's Kharkiv

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A Russian strike on a multi-storey apartment in Kharkiv injured 12 people in the latest assault by Moscow on the Ukrainian town since invading its neighbour in February 2022...

Russian forces struck a multi-storey apartment building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday evening, injuring at least 12 people and prompting an evacuation of some of its residents, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.. Kharkiv, 30 km from the Russian border, has been a frequent target of Moscow's attacks since the Kremlin's troops launched their February 2022 invasion of its smaller neighbour...

Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the Russians had deployed a guided bomb, and rescue operations were underway at the site..

In Kurakhove, one of the focal points of Russia's slow advance through the Donetsk region, one person was killed in a Russian artillery strike, regional prosecutors said.. Local authorities in Sumy region said Russian aircraft struck energy infrastructure in the town of Shostka...

Sumy has been another frequent target of Russian attacks and lies opposite Russia's southern Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces launched an incursion last month...