At least nine civilians have been killed by Russian rocket attacks Monday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The mayor said this includes the deaths of three children.
"Today we had a very difficult day. It showed us that it's not just a war, this is a massacre of Ukrainian people," he said on his Telegram account.
"The missiles hit residential buildings, killing and injuring peaceful civilians. Kharkiv has not seen such damage for a very long time. And this is horrible," he said.
Terekhov said four people came out of shelter to get some water and were killed.
A family of two adults and three children were burned alive in their car, he said. Another 37 people were injured.
The Kharkiv city administration gave the same numbers.
