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Russia strikes Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with bombs and missiles in hour-long attack

Russia strikes Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with bombs and missiles in hour-long attack Strikes reported in Kharkiv, Ukraine (Illustrative photo: facebook.com/DSNSKyiv)

Russian forces struck Kharkiv, a city in Ukraine, for an hour on the evening of June 6, using aerial bombs and missiles, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

Syniehubov noted that the enemy targeted the city's Kyivskyi district.

"Preliminarily, over the course of an hour, the Russian army struck the city with a missile, two guided aerial bombs (KABs), and a Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system," he added.

At the time of reporting, no information about casualties had been received.

Strikes on Kharkiv

On the evening of June 6, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that Russian forces hit the city with guided aerial bombs. The industrial zone in the city's Kyivskyi district was under attack.

Later, Terekhov said missile strikes were also recorded in the same district.

Earlier that night, Russian forces launched a large-scale attack across Ukraine.

As of now, 80 people have been reported injured, and four civilians have been confirmed dead.