The Russian invasion of Ukraine began 941 days ago. The death toll from the evening enemy airstrikes on Kharkiv has risen to seven, including four patients from a hospital near the site where the bomb fell, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Friday. Here's what happened in and around Ukraine over the past 24 hours.
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The death toll from the evening enemy airstrikes on Kharkiv has risen to seven, including four patients from a hospital near the site where the bomb fell, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Friday. “At the moment, seven victims are known, including two children aged 10 and 12 and a 17-year-old boy. One person has been hospitalized,” Terekhov wrote on his Telegram channel.
Consequences of the Russian military missile attack in KharkovPAP/Yevhen Titov
The Moscow Times portal reports that the Russian military equipment base Dachnoye near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has been removed 40 percent of armored vehicles. The base belongs to the corps whose main tasks include the defense of the Far East and the Kuriles.
Almost half of Russians (49%) would like to see the withdrawal of troops and negotiations with Ukraine, even though Moscow has not achieved the goals of the “special operation”, the Novaya Gazeta Europe portal reported, based on survey carried out by the “Chroniki” project examining the attitude of Russians towards the war.
Main image source: PAP/Yevhen Titov