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Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv kill two, injure four, mayor says

Reuters
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv kill two, injure four, mayor says

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Russian ‌forces launched strikes on Monday on Kharkiv, ​Ukraine's ‌second-largest city, killing two people ‌and injuring four, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on ‌Telegram.

Terekhov said there had been three strikes on a city district and that a ⁠high-rise apartment block and ‌private homes had ⁠been damaged.

Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov ​said Russian forces had launched missiles at the city, ​a frequent target of ​attacks ‌about 30 km (18 miles) from ​the Russian border.

In ⁠neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region, Governor ‌Oleksandr Hanzha ​said Russian ​forces had launched more than 50 drone and artillery attacks.

A drone strike in the ‌city of Pavlohrad killed one person and wounded 10, ‌he ​said. Three of the injured were seriously hurt.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Nia ‌Williams and Bill Berkrot)