Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment building, one dead, 42 injured, officials say


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  • Sunday, 15 Sep 2024

A view shows a site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine September 15, 2024. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian-guided bomb struck a multi-storey apartment building on Sunday in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, triggering a fire and killing one person and injuring 42, officials said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the latest attack underscored the need for Ukraine's Western partners to provide weapons and air defence systems and permission to use weaponry on targets deep inside Russia to save lives.

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