Russian shelling kills 7 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a missile hit a building on the outskirts of Kharkiv on April 12, 2022. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a missile hit a building on the outskirts of Kharkiv on April 12, 2022. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

Seven civilians have been killed by Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine over the past 24 hours, says the regional governor.

“Twenty-two civilians, including three children, have been injured during shelling of the region. Seven people have died. A two-year-old boy injured by shelling a few days ago has died in hospital,” the governor, Oleg Synegubov, says on social media.

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