At least 21 killed, 112 wounded in shelling of Kharkiv – Ukrainian official

At least 21 killed, 112 wounded in shelling of Kharkiv – Ukrainian official

A view shows the area near the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

LVIV, Ukraine — At least 21 people were killed and 112 wounded in shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the last 24 hours, regional governor Oleg Synegubov said on Wednesday.

The authorities have said Russian missile attacks hit the center of Ukraine’s second-largest city, including residential areas and the regional administration building.

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