Russia pounds Kharkiv for second night in row, Ukraine says


A view shows the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has attacked the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine for a second consecutive night, injuring three people, sparking fires at industrial buildings and damaging two kindergartens, Ukrainian officials said early on Monday.

The attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, lasted most of the night and hit the city's largest and oldest district, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

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