Exclusive-Kharkiv mayor says striking Russia has helped to calm embattled city


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  • Tuesday, 11 Jun 2024

A rescue member works at a site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/ File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukraine's army has struck missile launch positions in Russia, helping to reduce the number of attacks on the embattled city of Kharkiv, its mayor told Reuters on Tuesday.

His comments came after U.S. President Joe Biden late last month approved the use of American weapons to strike targets inside Russia that were being used to attack Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city located close to the Russian border.

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