Four killed as shells fall on Kharkiv homes

Associated Press journalists in Kharkiv say at least 4 people were killed and 3 wounded in a Russian attack on a residential area.

The attack on Tuesday happened as residents attempted to maintain a sense of normalcy in the eastern city, with municipal workers planting spring flowers in public areas.

Kharkiv is near the front lines and has faced repeated shelling from the Russian forces. Earlier on Tuesday, a regional governor in Kharkiv said 5 civilians had been killed and 17 wounded in the past 24 hours.

Elsewhere, an explosion rocks the eastern city of Kramatorsk, killing at least 1 person and injuring 3, according to AP journalists at the scene.