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Residents of Krasny Pakhar in the Donetsk region say shelling struck their village and wounded one woman as they assess the damage wrought in the aftermath of attack. Nathan Frandino reports.
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
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
The White House condemns a "horrifying" strike that killed at least 51 people in a village in eastern Ukraine, saying the attack underscored the need to keep supporting Kyiv against Russia. "It is incredibly horrifying for the people of Ukraine," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells a briefing. SOUNDBITE
A video published by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service show firefighters putting out a fire at a residential building in Lviv. Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said "many missiles were shot down", but that "residential buildings got hit" in the strike. "Fortunately, there were no casualties. Unfortunately, there is a lot of damage," he said on Telegram. "More than 100 apartments were damaged, more than 500 windows were broken, and a kindergarten was destroyed" after a missile flew into its yard, he said. He said four people were wounded but "there is no threat to their lives". IMAGES
A Russian missile struck a residential building in the central city of Dnipro on Friday injuring at least nine people, Ukraine's interior minister said. Video shows smoke billowing from the top floors of a residential building that had been badly damaged. IMAGES ++ COMPLETES WITH VIDI_33Q97L6 ++