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Monday, February 28, 2022
Pictures emerging from Kharkiv show massive destruction after Russian shelling
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePictures and videos are emerging from the city of Kharkiv following intense shelling in the city.
According to local officials, several residential buildings were hit and severely damaged during the Russian onslaught on Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one civilian and injuring dozens more civilians and soldiers.
Local media report slightly higher initial casualty figures.
According to the Kharkiv Times, a local prosecutor has opened a war crimes investigation, and Ukraine’s interior ministry has also accused Russia of indiscriminate shelling.
Pictures from the city show an apartment and a car hit by Grad missiles and unverified videos show heavy damage, bodies lying in streets, and a woman whose leg was reportedly blown off. Some of the pictures and videos are graphic. Viewer discretion advised.
The city was thought to be home to some 20,000 Jewish residents before hostilities began.
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харьков. это геноцид
УМОЛЯЮ РАСПРОСТРАНИТЕ pic.twitter.com/7iz1p0VH77— ☆⋆｡????°‧★ (@saramxagst) February 28, 2022
Харків. хтось ще скаже про мир? це фото зі звичайної квартири. pic.twitter.com/K8UGoURuQo
— lil нюнґі ⁷ (@T_minnie_T) February 28, 2022
the images coming out of Kharkiv right now may be the most heartbreaking yet. civilians laying dead in the streets still holding the jugs of water and bags of food they had run out to get
— Evan Gershkovich (@evangershkovich) February 28, 2022
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