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| Ukraine war: At least 43 injured in daylight strike in Kharkiv region | Ukraine war: At least 43 injured in daylight strike in Kharkiv region |
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| Pictures shared on Telegram show the damage caused by the missile strike | Pictures shared on Telegram show the damage caused by the missile strike |
| At least 43 people, including 12 children, have been injured after a missile struck the carpark of a residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, local officials say. | At least 43 people, including 12 children, have been injured after a missile struck the carpark of a residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, local officials say. |
| What is believed to be a Russian Iskander missile landed in the town of Pervomaisky at about 13:30 local time. | What is believed to be a Russian Iskander missile landed in the town of Pervomaisky at about 13:30 local time. |
| Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said there were only residential buildings in the area. | Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said there were only residential buildings in the area. |
| A one-year-old and a 10-month-old were reportedly among the injured. | A one-year-old and a 10-month-old were reportedly among the injured. |
| Mr Kostin said targeting the residential buildings amounted to another war crime from Russia. | Mr Kostin said targeting the residential buildings amounted to another war crime from Russia. |
| Oleg Sinegubov, the Kharkiv regional governor posted several pictures of the damaged building to Telegram. They showed smashed windows, dark smoke clouds and an overturned car. | Oleg Sinegubov, the Kharkiv regional governor posted several pictures of the damaged building to Telegram. They showed smashed windows, dark smoke clouds and an overturned car. |
| "At least half of the neighbourhood is in an uninhabitable state," Anton Orekhov, the chairman of Pervomaiskyi was quoted as saying by local media. | "At least half of the neighbourhood is in an uninhabitable state," Anton Orekhov, the chairman of Pervomaiskyi was quoted as saying by local media. |
| Russia has not immediately commented on the incident, but has previously denied targeting civilians. | Russia has not immediately commented on the incident, but has previously denied targeting civilians. |
| Pervomaisky is about 90km (50 miles) south of the major city of Kharkiv and relatively far from the current fighting hotspots, which are predominantly in the Donbas region. | Pervomaisky is about 90km (50 miles) south of the major city of Kharkiv and relatively far from the current fighting hotspots, which are predominantly in the Donbas region. |
| But the north-eastern Kharkiv region was the focus of heavy fighting in the early days of Moscow's full-scale invasion last year, with Ukrainian forces fighting back Russian attempts to advance further into the country. | But the north-eastern Kharkiv region was the focus of heavy fighting in the early days of Moscow's full-scale invasion last year, with Ukrainian forces fighting back Russian attempts to advance further into the country. |
| Earlier on Tuesday, Russia said it had brought down five Ukrainian drones aimed at Moscow and its surrounding region, but reported no casualties or damage. | Earlier on Tuesday, Russia said it had brought down five Ukrainian drones aimed at Moscow and its surrounding region, but reported no casualties or damage. |