The Russian military fired five rockets at Kharkov at night, and five people have been killed so far, the police and regional administration reported.
One of the missiles hit a five-story residential building in the Novobavarsky district in the southwest of the city and destroyed the upper three floors of the entrance. Four residents died there and another 16 people were injured.
The debris removal continues at the site. Police representatives also write about nine injured residents of neighboring houses.
Another death was a security guard at a sewing workshop in the Novobavarsky district, which was also damaged as a result of the shelling.