Ukraine: Russian attack on Kharkiv leaves four dead and ten wounded

Rome, 7 March (LaPresse) – Four people were killed and at least ten others wounded, including children, after Russian forces carried out a ballistic missile attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine. This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, as reported by Ukrinform. ‘As a result of the enemy attack, the entrance to a five-storey residential building in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv was practically destroyed. A nearby building was also damaged,’ he said. According to the official, one death was initially confirmed. Ten other people were injured, including two boys aged 6 and 11 and a 17-year-old girl. Later, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported: ‘Rescuers found the body of another victim under the rubble.’ Shortly afterwards, he added that rescuers had found the bodies of the third and fourth victims.