Russian forces struck the city of Kharkiv on June 22, killing at least three and injuring at least 37 people, local authorities reported.
Moscow has recently intensified attacks against Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city with the use of missiles, glide bombs, and drones, destroying energy infrastructure and killing civilians.
The sounds of explosions were reported as of around 3:15 p.m. local time. The Russian military carried out four strikes against the city, targeting a residential area, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
Russian forces used glide bombs in the attack, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Three glide bombs hit an enterprise in the Kholodnohirskyi district, and another one struck a five-story residential building in the Osnovianskyi district. The attack was reportedly launched from Belgorod Oblast, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
At least 3 people were killed, while 29 were injured as of 5 p.m. local time, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.
The number of the injured has risen to 37 at around 6 p.m. local time, the governor said.
Syniehubov reported that at least 16 people were hospitalized, including two children. The regional prosecutor's office later said the children were two girls aged 12 and 13.
Two men and two women are in serious condition.
President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the attack, saying that "the Russian terror with guided aerial bombs must be stopped and can be stopped."
"We need strong decisions from our partners so that we can destroy Russian terrorists and Russian combat aircraft where they are," Zelensky said.
"We have already proved that it is possible to protect people and lives from missile terror, in particular by clearing the border areas of terrorists' launchers. We also need to protect (people) against bombs. We need this determination (in actions)."
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