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Firefighters battle a blaze in a residential building in Kharkiv following a strike in the centre of the Ukrainian city, which has been a target for recent attacks. According to the head of the regional Health department, Maksym Khaustov, five people died and 13 were injured in the shelling. IMAGES firefighters at the site of a fire following shelling
Technicians inspect the site where a major television tower was toppled in Ukraine's war-battered city of Kharkiv following bombardments from Russia forces. An AFP journalist in Ukraine's second-largest city saw the red-and-white spire of the 240-metre structure toppled after local officials reported a barrage by Russian forces. IMAGES
A senior UN official condemns Russia for its "appalling assaults" on Ukraine which saw some 158 missiles launched, killing at least 30 people according to Kyiv. "Regrettably, today's appalling assaults were only the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Russian Federation," says UN assistant secretary-general Mohamed Khiari. SOUNDBITE
Smoke billows following strikes on Gaza City as fierce battles continue to rage between Hamas and Israel. IMAGES
Firefighters put out a fire following a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv, which hit civilian infrastructure, including a building of the Kharkiv College of Transport Technology. There was no immediate report of casualties. IMAGES
Israeli forces fire a warning shot on a building in Gaza City, as it keeps up its bombardment of the Palestinian enclave Wednesday. The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight. IMAGES