Russian bomb hits high-rise building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, killing seven
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00:00August 30, Reuters. A Russian-guided bomb attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of
00:05Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground on Friday, killing seven people and injuring
00:11at least 77 more, local authorities said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said
00:17a 14-year-old girl was among the dead.
00:20Ior Tarakov, the city's mayor, had earlier said on Telegram that one child was killed
00:25in the playground. The 12-story apartment block caught fire as a result of the strike,
00:30the mayor said.
00:31The death toll from the attack climbed to seven when a woman's body was recovered from
00:35the rubble, he added in a later statement. About 20 of the injured were in severe condition,
00:41regional governor Oles Sinihubov said. One end of the block was engulfed in black smoke,
00:47with many of the upper floors in flames. Several cars parked outside were gutted by fire.
00:53Emergency services and rescue volunteers rushed to carry survivors out of the building.
00:58The body of one of the victims lay under a carpet on the ground outside, surrounded by
01:03police.