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Shelling kills five, injures 13 in Kharkiv city centre - report

Burned cars are seen outside a destroyed building following Russian shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Reuters (Reuters) -Five people were killed and 20 were injured in shelling of the city centre of Kharkiv on Sunday, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said.

In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Synehubov said that the city centre and the Saltivka suburb were hit by rocket laucher and artillery fire on Sunday, causing casualties and destroying apartment blocks.

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