World WatchListenLive TV

World / Europe

At least seven dead in two Russian strikes on

Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv
By Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN
2 minute read · Published 1:23 PM EDT, Sat April 6, 2024

Kharkiv is Ukraine's second-largest city and has seen frequent deadly attacks. Anton
Shtuka/AFP/Getty Images

(CNN) — Two Russian strikes have killed at least seven people in Ukraine’s second
largest city, Kharkiv, officials said, as Kyiv continues to urge allies for more air
defenses.
:
 defenses.

Advertisement

At least one person died and three were injured in a strike on Kharkiv on Saturday
afternoon, according to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional military
administration.

Among the injured were a 66-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl, he said. An
educational facility and residential infrastructure in the city were damaged.

Six people were killed and 11 were injured when Russian forces launched a series
of S-300 missile strikes overnight on Kharkiv city, Syniehubov said in an earlier
post.

Kharkiv is close to the Russian border and has seen a spate of deadly attacks in
recent months. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak
identified Kharkiv as the likely target for a Russian spring offensive in an interview
with Politico this month.

RELATED ARTICLE
As Russia tests for weak spots, Ukraine is banking on enemy mistakes

Zelensky sent his “deepest condolences” to the families and loved ones of those
:
 Zelensky sent his “deepest condolences” to the families and loved ones of those
killed in Kharkiv.

Advertisement

“We must put an end to this terror. It’s crucial to strengthen the air defense for
the Kharkiv region. And our partners can help us with this,” Zelensky stressed.

Elsewhere, at least one person was killed Saturday afternoon when a ballistic
missile hit the southern port city of Odesa, Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces
said in a Telegram post.

Russian forces also launched missile attacks on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia
on Saturday, targeting industrial enterprises, said Ivan Fedorov, the head of the
Zaporizhzhia regional military administration.

Advertisement
:
 There were no casualties from Saturday’s attack in Zaporizhzhia but an attack on
Friday night left four people dead and 31 injured, he said.

“For the last two days, the enemy has been terrorizing residents of Zaporizhzhia
with missile attacks,” Fedorov said. Five missile strikes were launched on the city
on Saturday and five on Friday, he said.

NATO allies have agreed to search their arsenals for air defense systems that can
be sent to Ukraine following Kyiv’s pleas, German Foreign Minister Annalena
Baerbock announced this week.

“We see what is happening in Ukraine realizing that you need this air defense
now,” she said.

Up next
Accelerated aging linked to cancer risk in younger adults,
research shows
5 minute read

Southwest Boeing 737-800 flight from Denver loses engine

cover, FAA investigating
1 minute read

Tens of thousands of live salmon fell off a truck in Oregon – and

into a creek
2 minute read

One man’s artistic wonderland, created secretly in rented

apartment, given protected status
5 minute read
:
 5 minute read

A conservative appeals court in the South seems to be

exasperating the Supreme Court
7 minute read

Most read

1 ‘1923’ actor Cole Brings Plenty found dead, police and family confirm

2 Trump campaign announces record $50.5 million haul at Florida fundraiser

3 Inside President Biden’s pointed phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu

4 Colt Ford ‘in stable but critical condition’ after a heart attack following
Arizona concert

5 One man’s artistic wonderland, created secretly in rented apartment, given

protected status

6 Biden could face obstacle getting on Ohio’s ballot, secretary of state’s

office says

7 A ticket sold in Oregon has won the nearly $1.33 billion Powerball jackpot

8 Tens of thousands of live salmon fell off a truck in Oregon – and into a creek

9 New calculations have raised concerns popular eclipse maps might be off.
Here’s what scientists say

10 UConn is one win away from making history after victory over Alabama, will
face Purdue in championship

MORE FROM CNN

:
 MORE FROM CNN

Accelerated aging
linked to cancer
risk in younger
adults, research
shows

Southwest Boeing
737-800 flight from
Denver loses
engine cover, FAA
investigating

Tens of thousands
of live salmon fell
off a truck in
Oregon – and into a
creek

NEWS & BUZZ

‘1923’ actor Cole

Brings Plenty found
dead, police and
family confirm

Trump campaign
announces record
$50.5 million haul
at Florida
fundraiser

Inside President
Biden’s pointed
phone call
with Benjamin
Netanyahu
:
 Search CNN...

Sign in

Live TV

Listen

Watch

World

US Politics

Business

Health

Entertainment

Tech

Style

Travel

Sports

Watch

Features

Weather

More
:
 World

FOLLOW CNN

Terms of Use Privacy Policy Manage Cookies+ Ad Choices Accessibility & CC About Newsletters
Transcripts

© 2024 Cable News Network. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved.
CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.
: