Another Russian drone attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv injured 18 people, including four children, Ukraine's interior minister Ihor Klymenko said.
Kharkiv, Ukraine's 2nd-largest city, has been at the receiving end of Moscow's attack and its population has decreased to 1.2 mn from 2 mn since the war began 3 years ago.
Kyiv wants to bring a stark reminder to Euro 2024 that Ukrainian forces have been engaged in Europe's bloodiest fighting since World War Two; more than 500 sports facilities have been destroyed, including 77 football stadiums.
In May, US President gave nod to use of US weapons by Ukraine to strike at targets inside Russia. Over weekend, Kyiv launched HIMARS rockets at Russian positions near Belgorod.
Oleksandr Filchakov, head of the Kharkiv prosecutor’s office, said in a video posted on Telegram, that 23 guests and eight staff were in the hotel when the missiles struck.
Earlier Ukraine’s bombardment of border city, Belgorod, killed at least 24 people. In response Russia launched several missiles on Kharkiv, injuring two children among others.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said organisation was ‘attempting to grant amnesty to the terrorist state and to shift blame from the aggressor to the victim of aggression’.
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