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Russia invades Ukraine, Kharkiv comes under heavy shelling

Firefighters work to extinguish fire in the apartment building after Russian attack in Kharkov, Ukraine, Sunday, April 17. (Andrey Marienko/AP)

northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv survived another day of according to regional authorities, there was heavy shelling.

Oleg Sinegubov, head of This was reported by the Kharkiv regional administration. on Telegram: “Today in in broad daylight, there were shelling of central part of in the cityresidential area of Saltovka from MLRS [multiple rocket systems] and artillery. Unfortunately, 20 people were injured, 5 people were killed. Damaged apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure.”

Igor Terekhov, city mayor, said that residential areas have come under attack in in the morning and the rockets were fired at city Centre in afternoon. He said dozens of buildings were damaged, among the victims there are dead and wounded.

Terekhov said that the Russians did not give up on “trying destroy civil population of Kharkiv, sow panic in in city and break our spirit. Still the will of Kharkiv, will of us Ukrainians cannot suffer from enemy. Today I made sure of this is when i saw how the medic covered the wounded woman during the shelling.”

Letter on On his Telegram channel, Terekhov said Russian forces “continue to shell city furiously. So I call you again if possible to stay in shelter and metro stations.

This was reported in the State Emergency Service. on Sunday afternoon, “18 addresses in Kharkov were hit as result of enemy shelling in central part of in city. Apartments on the fourth and fifth floors were on fire in five-story building”It talked about 160 firefighters and 33 divisions. of equipment were involved in extinguishing fires.

Sinegubov said that, despite the shelling, Ukrainian forces were pushing the Russians back to the East of in city. He claimed that several villages had been liberated about 25 miles (40 km) to the southeast. of Kharkov.

If a true and if a Ukrainian conquers the east of Kharkov Holds On, Russian Resupply Efforts Gather in Eastern Ukraine for en offensive in Donbass can interfere. Ukrainian last week special strength destroyed bridge on one supply route south of Kharkov.

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