Russia Steps Up Its Attacks On Ukraine's Second Largest City Kharkiv

 

BBC: Ukraine conflict: Russia bombs Kharkiv's Freedom Square and opera house 

Russian missiles and rockets have hit the cultural heart of Ukraine's second largest city in what officials said was a deadly and "cruel" attack. 

An opera house, concert hall and government offices were hit in Freedom Square, in the centre of the north-eastern city Kharkiv. 

At least 10 people were killed and 35 more were injured, local authorities have said. 

The attack came as Ukraine's president said Russia was committing war crimes. 

"This is the price of freedom," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. 

"This is terror against Ukraine. There were no military targets in the square - nor are they in those residential districts of Kharkiv which come under rocket artillery fire," he added.  

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WNU Editor: The center of the city and its suburbs are surrounded. It appears that most (if not all) communications have been cut. I have not been able to contact my aunt and her family who live in Kharkiv. The last time that I talked to them was on Saturday. Fortunately she lives a fair distance away from the center of the city where the fighting is focused. Her son predicted what was going to happen when we last talked. He told me that it is in the center of the city where the Ukraine military is located, and they were dug in for a battle.

 Russia Steps Up Its Attacks On Ukraine's Second Largest City Kharkiv  

Russia steps up assault on Kharkiv as it reassesses line of attack -- Financial Times  

US continues to see "heavy fighting" in and around Kharkiv, defense official says -- CNN  

Russia-Ukraine war: Kharkiv photos show casualties, devastation as mass exodus continues -- FOX News  

Ukraine's 2nd Largest City Pummeled Under Russian Strikes As Calls For Western Intervention Grow -- Zero Hedge  

‘Undisguised terror’: Russia’s Kharkiv strike chills Ukraine -- AP 

Ukraine conflict: Russia's Kharkiv attacks are war crimes, says Zelensky -- BBC

 'They've turned it into hell': disbelief at Russia's Kharkiv onslaught -- Financial Times  

Here's how Kharkiv looks after Russian bombing -- CNN  

One battle in Kharkiv shows how Ukraine is fighting back against the Russian invasion -- CNN