Mayor of Ukraine's Kharkiv says city is under intense bombardment | Inquirer News

Mayor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv says city is under intense bombardment

/ 05:27 PM April 21, 2022

Kharkiv

A Ukrainian serviceman looks on as he stands in a position, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine April 20, 2022. REUTERS

Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv was under intense bombardment on Thursday, its mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

“Huge blasts, the Russian Federation is furiously bombing the city,” Terekhov said in a televised address.

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He said that around 1 million people remain in the northeastern city, while about 30% of the population have evacuated, mainly women, children and the elderly.

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