Girl, 14, among dead as Russian strikes on Kharkiv hit playground and residential towers

A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s north-eastern city of Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 77 more, local authorities have said. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said a 14-year-old girl was among the dead. Ihor Terekhov, the city’s mayor, had said earlier on Telegram that one child was killed in the playground. About 20 of the injured were in severe condition, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov

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