A Russian missile hit a postal distribution centre in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv on Saturday killing six people and injuring 14, an official said.
Oleh Synehubov, the region’s governor said on Telegram that several of the injured were in serious condition in hospital.
“This is strictly a civilian site,” Synheubov said. “The Russians have inflicted more terror on Kharkiv‘s peaceful population.”
It comes as Ukrainian forces damaged and destroyed almost 50 Russian tanks in just 24 hours as Vladimir Putin’s troops launched a fresh offensive in the Donetsk region, according to a US war think tank.
The Insitute for the Study of War (ISW) said Russian forces launched a renewed attack near Adviika on Friday and “marginally advanced”, indicating Moscow’s commitment to offensive operations in the area “despite heavy materiel and personnel losses”.
This includes the damage and destruction of almost 50 Russian tanks and over 100 armored vehicles by Ukrainian forces during the past day of fighting, reported the Ukrainian General Staff on Friday, according to the ISW.