Five people killed in Russian shelling of Kharkiv

Assistant Chief of Police of Kharkiv region Viacheslav Markov wrote on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"In Industrial district of Kharkiv alone, five people were killed shelling during the night from March 19 into March 20. Among those killed was a 9-year old boy," Markov wrote.

As reported, Russian occupiers continue day after day cynical destruction of Kharkiv’s housing stock and infrastructure. The enemy artillery targets residential areas in Kharkiv, destroying nearly 600 multi-storey buildings.

On February 24, Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.