Officials say at least 11 civilians killed, dozens hurt in shelling of Kharkiv

Smoke rises as shells land in Kharkiv during a Russian attack on February 28 (Screencapture/Twitter
Smoke rises as shells land in Kharkiv during a Russian attack on February 28 (Screencapture/Twitter

At least 11 civilians have been killed in Russian shelling on Ukraine’s second-most populated city Kharkiv on Monday, the regional governor says, adding dozens more had been injured.

“The Russian enemy is bombing residential areas,” Oleg Sinegubov writes on the Telegram messaging app, saying that: “As a result of the bombardments that are ongoing, we cannot call on the emergency services… currently there are 11 dead and dozens wounded.”

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