Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv

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Russian attacks in recent days on on Ukraine’s two largest cities have again killed and injured civilians, damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday.Aid workers and rescuers were on the ground in Kyiv and Kharkiv following aerial strikes that killed residents and injured dozens of others, according to OCHA. Among those affected is a girl whose mother was killed during one attack. Across Kyiv, one civilian was reported killed and 11 injured.Aid workers are providing shelter materials as well as psychological and legal support, to help meet immediate civilian needs.The Ukrainian Red Cross said its emergency response team helped rescue eight people following a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine – close to the Russian border – and an assistance point has been set up for those affected.No energy ceasefireUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that Russia had attacked Ukraine overnight with more than 100 drones, loitering munitions and ballistic missiles. In Kharkiv, a residential building was destroyed and four were killed, with rescuers searching for people under the rubble virtually all...

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