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Rescue workers extinguish a fire at the site of a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine Alex Babenko/AP/PA Images
Ukraine

Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv kill six and wound 11

Russia fired 32 Iranian-made Shahed drones and six missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the air force commander.

RUSSIAN FORCES ATTACKED Ukraine with drones and missiles overnight, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, local officials reported.

Oleh Syniehubov, Governor of the Kharkiv region, said missile strikes on the city damaged residential buildings, a petrol station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a shop and cars.

Overall, Russia fired 32 Iranian-made Shahed drones and six missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the air force commander.

Ukrainian air defence forces shot down three cruise missiles and 28 drones, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk said in a statement.

“Russian killers continue to terrorise Ukrainians and attack Kharkiv and other peaceful cities,” he said.

The Russian military has not commented on the strikes but said that Ukraine on Saturday morning fired Vampire rockets at Russia.

All 10 of them were shot down over Russia’s border region of Belgorod by air defence systems, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

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