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Russia launched an attack against the northeastern city of Kharkiv on March 20, injuring at least five people, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. Some three people were killed, according to the police.
"Two (victims) have been hospitalized, the rest are being examined by doctors," Terekhov wrote on his Telegram channel.
Senior police officer Serhii Bolvinov said that according to preliminary information, Russia carried out the attack using a Kh-59 cruise missile.
An eight-story building and a factory in the Kholodna Hora municipal district were damaged. A fire that broke out in the enterprise covered more than 2,000 square meters, the State Emergency Service said.
"All relevant services and volunteers work on-site," the mayor said, noting that search operations for other potential victims are ongoing.
The mayor reported explosions in the city at around 1 p.m. local time.
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, has been at the forefront of Russian strikes since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion. It came under several deadly attacks over the winter as Russia launched mass missile strikes against Ukraine.