At least ten people are injured in a Russian guided munitions attack on Kharkiv

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Russian troops attacked the city of Kharkiv with guided missiles on May 22, injuring at least ten people, according to preliminary information from local authorities.

Explosions in Kharkiv were reported around 1:45 p.m. A residential area in the Shevchenkivskyi district was attacked, said Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

According to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov, a fire broke out in a residential building and at a civilian gas station. The Russian attack also reportedly damaged cars and a local cafe.

Four people were hospitalized. One of the injured, a trolleybus driver, was in serious condition, the governor said.

Russian forces launched new offensive operations in the north of Kharkiv Oblast on May 10, subjecting Kharkiv and a number of border settlements in the region to heavy attacks.

A Russian glide bomb attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city on May 17 killed four people and injured 31 others, local authorities said.

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The first signs that something sinister is happening in Kharkiv come as soon as the train from Kiev reaches the city’s suburbs – when two columns of smoke appear in the distance and every single telephone in the carriage emits a piercing electronic screech. “I guess we’ve arrived,