Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv wounds 21 

Kharkiv, Ukraine — 

A Russian onslaught connected a residential vicinity successful the Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv wounded 21 radical including 3 minors, the determination politician said Sunday.

Oleg Synegubov posted connected Telegram that 8 of the victims were hospitalized, 2 successful captious condition, aft the onslaught precocious Saturday, erstwhile dozens of radical were dormant successful the 2 multistory buildings that were hit.

Russia has repeatedly targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, adjacent the Russian borderline successful the country's eastbound that counted 1.4 cardinal inhabitants earlier Moscow launched its warfare successful February 2022.

Rescue workers utilized torches to hunt done the rubble, portion 1 miss shook with sobs and held accelerated to a corridor wall, excessively frightened to descend the stairs, and calling for her mother, an AFP newsman saw astatine the scene.

A rescuer took her by the hand, saying, "Everything is OK," and guided her down to her mother, Oleksandra.

"It has conscionable blown up. It's unspeakable successful there, the spot is simply a wreck," she said.

The city's mayor, Igor Terekhov, said astatine the tract that "As you tin see, determination are nary subject here."

"Every time and each nighttime Kharkiv suffers the hits," helium said.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the onslaught showed wherefore his forces needed to usage weapons supplied by Western allies to onslaught deeper into Russian territory, which, truthful far, they person refused.

"We indispensable reenforce our capabilities to amended support lives and guarantee our security," helium said successful a connection up of a U.S. travel this week, wherever helium volition code the U.N. General Assembly and clasp talks successful Washington.