Seven people injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv

Seven people have been injured in a Russian strike on the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said this in a post on the messaging app Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Employees of the State Emergency Service are working at the scene of the strikes in the Osnovianskyi district. They are putting out the fire. There are currently seven injured. There are unconfirmed reports about one dead person," he said.

On the evening of July 16, the Russian army struck Kharkiv for the second time today.