Russian missiles kill police

2/11/2024 5:47

        A Russian missile attack on Kharkiv,
        Ukraine's second largest city, hit a location used by policemen
        on Friday, killing a senior officer and injuring 30 other
        people, national police said.
        
        Four civilians were among the injured in the late afternoon
        attack, a police statement on the Telegram messaging app said.
        It said S-300 missiles had been deployed by Russian forces.
        
        Reuters could not independently verify details of the
        attack.
        
        Pictures posted on Telegram by Oleh Syniehubov, governor
        of Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, showed rescue teams
        sifting through mounds of rubble.
        
        Syniehubov said some of the injured officers were in
        serious condition. He said an attack on the city earlier in the
        day had damaged a multi-storey apartment bloc and several
        private houses.
        
        A Russian guided bomb struck a multi-storey residence on
        Wednesday, killing three people.
        
        Kharkiv remained in Ukrainian hands throughout the
        initial unsuccessful advance by Russian forces on the capital,
        Kyiv, after their February 2022 invasion. The city has since
        remained a frequent target of Russian air strikes.