Russians hit apartment blocks in Kharkiv with missiles – mayor

People got trapped in one of the houses of Kholodnohirsky district as the Russians launched a missile attack on Kharkiv city.

"Missile attack on Kholodnohirsky district. Apartment blocks were hit," Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov posted on Telegram.

He added that the information about the casualties was being clarified.

According to Terekhov, people got trapped in one of the houses as a result of the missile strike, and rescuers are doing everything possible to save them.

Earlier, Terekhov said that the intensity of shelling of Kharkiv had decreased significantly thanks to the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region.

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