Girl, 14, killed as Russian strike hits Kharkiv playground

A 14-year-old girl has been killed after a Russian strike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hit a playground, local officials have said.

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At least five other people were killed and dozens more injured in the strikes, which also hit a residential building in the city near the Russian border.

Pictures showed flames and thick black smoke coming from the upper part of the building as firefighters carried people to safety.

President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his calls for all Ukraine's international partners to allow it to hit targets inside Russia in order to prevent such attacks. His office said Moscow's forces had fired more than 400 drones and missiles at Ukraine over the past week.

source:Reuters