Russian missile strike casualty toll in Kharkiv climbs to eight

The death toll after a missile strike on a high-rise building in Kharkiv has increased to eight.

According to Ukrinform, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported this on Telegram.

“The eighth body of a deceased person was found under the rubble of the building,” Terekhov wrote.

As reported by Ukrinform, the entrance to a five-story residential building in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv was almost destroyed as a result of the enemy strike. Ten people were reported injured, including boys aged 6 and 11 and a 17-year-old girl.

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Earlier, seven deaths were reported, including two children.