During the first day of talks between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine, in Belarus, a shower of Grad missiles hit Kharkiv, causing dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. Yesterday the second largest city in the country, in the east, had successfully repelled a raid attempt by Russian special forces. But already at the first light of dawn, loud explosions were heard and, after a few hours of apparent calm, aerial missiles hit residential areas of the city. “What just happened in Kharkiv is a war crime! This is the genocide of the Ukrainian people,” wrote the regional governor. Oleg Sinegubovsharing a video of several missiles that hit a residential area.
According to Sinegubov, at least 11 civilians were killed “but due to the ongoing bombing, we cannot call the emergency services”. Even the Ukrainian permanent representative to the UN, Serhiy Olehovych Kyslytsya, in his speech at the General Assembly at the Glass Palace denounced the Russian air attacks on the whole country and missiles on the residential areas of Kharkiv. “There are already wounded, there are dead. These are civilian casualties and the bombing of a peaceful city,” he added in his video statement.
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The attacks of the last few hours have made Kharkiv one of the main battlefields. Videos and photos released on social networks show buildings on fire, supermarkets hit by missiles and lifeless bodies on the roadside. “All of this is happening during the day, when people go out to go to the pharmacy, shop or get water. It’s a crime,” said Synegubov. In a place where there are no Ukrainian army posts or strategic infrastructure.
But Kharkiv now appears to be one of Moscow’s main targets, closer to Russia than any major predominantly Russian-speaking Ukrainian city. The city has faced some of the most devastating and ferocious battles yet. Heavy shelling attacked the northeastern parts of the city on Saturday night and Sunday and eventually Russian forces took control of Kharkiv. Residents reported violent street fighting yesterday. Thousands had taken refuge in the basements, until the governor announced that he had regained total control.
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“The captured Russian soldiers are demoralized, have no connection with the central command, do not understand and do not know their further actions. Since the start of the attack on Ukraine, they have no food and water and equipment has no fuel reserves. “, he wrote on his Facebook page along with a photo showing captured soldiers.
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