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Zelenskiy renews calls for western allies to allow long-range attacks on Russian bases following strike in which 28 people were injured.
Reuters provides further detail about the Russian attack on Kharkiv:
A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground, killing four people, including a child, and injuring at least 28 more, local authorities said.
“Occupiers killed a child right on the playground,” Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.
Three other people were killed in a 12-storey apartment block that caught fire as a result of the strike, he added.
A video from the site shared by the president’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak showed huge flames and heavy black smoke rising from the upper floors of the building.
“Russians hit civilians again,” Yermak said on Telegram.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, and the surrounding region have long been targeted by Russian attacks, in particular, by highly destructive guided bombs.
Zelenskiy renews calls to use long-range weapons after Kharkiv deaths
Reuters now reporting that the death toll from Russia’s attack on Kharkiv is four, including a young girl killed in a strike on a playground.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy renewed a call on western allies to allow long-range attacks on Russian military air bases following the attack.
Ukraine has called on Mongolia to arrest Russian president Vladimir Putin when he visits the country, which is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that has issued a warrant for the Russian leader, next week.
“The Ukrainian side hopes that the government of Mongolia is aware of the fact that Vladimir Putin is a war criminal,” the foreign ministry said, adding “we call on the Mongolian authorities to execute the binding international arrest warrant.”
Russian air attack kills child and two others after hitting playground in Kharkiv – mayor says
A Russian bomb has hit a playground in Kharkiv, killing at least one child and two other people, according to Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov, Reuters reports.
Terekhov said on Telegram that a young girl and two others were killed when the playground was hit in the Nemyshlian neighbourhood.