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Russia attacked properties and condominium buildings in Kharkiv with drones in a single day on June 11, killing at the very least two individuals and injuring 37 others, together with 5 kids, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported.

The assault struck a five-story residential constructing within the metropolis's Slobidskyi district, leaving 15 flats in flames, Terekhov mentioned. A number of properties within the Osnovyanskyi district had been additionally hit.

At the very least two individuals have been killed and 37 have been injured, together with 5 kids. The quantity might rise as authorities seek for extra victims trapped beneath the rubble.

Terekhov mentioned that 9 individuals have been hospitalized because of the assault. together with a 2-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy.

Earlier within the night time, Terekhov warned residents {that a} "huge enemy drone assault" was concentrating on Kharkiv. He later reported that Russia carried out 17 drone strikes within the metropolis.

Russia has pounded town of Kharkiv with relentless aerial assaults in latest days.

A collection of assaults with drones, missiles, and KAB guided bombs on June 7 left 4 useless and round 40 injured, as Russia struck civilian targets within the metropolis all through the night time and once more within the afternoon.

President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the "brutal strike" and urged the U.S. to permit Ukraine to buy urgently wanted air protection programs.

Already a frequent goal of Russian strikes attributable to its proximity to the entrance strains, Kharkiv has additionally come below fireplace throughout Moscow's latest record-breaking assaults in opposition to cities throughout Ukraine.

Zelensky mentioned on June 10 that Russia has been steadily growing the variety of weapons it launches at Ukraine in its mass in a single day assaults.