Russian bomb hits residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, 17 injured, major damage


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  • Thursday, 31 Oct 2024

A rescuer stands at the site where an apartment building was hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

(Reuters) -A Russian guided bomb struck a high-rise apartment block on Wednesday evening in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, injuring at least 17 people, including three trapped under rubble, and badly damaging the building, officials said.

Kharkiv region governor Oleh Syniehubov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the impact triggered a fire and destroyed most of one entrance to the building.

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