Two killed, 28 wounded in Russian strikes on Kharkiv: Ukraine official
KYIV, Ukraine: Russian strikes on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv killed two people and wounded 28 early Wednesday, the mayor said.
'Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,' Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said on Telegram, later adding: 'There is information about two dead already.'
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