Enemy artillery fires on Saltivka in Kharkiv, 40 buildings catch fire

According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region reported this on Facebook.

"At about 15:40, the Russian invaders carried out another massive attack on residential neighborhoods in Kharkiv. The North Saltivka microdistrict suffered the most from the volleys of barrel and jet artillery. In total, about 40 apartment buildings caught fire," the statement reads.

Extinguishing fires was complicated by enemy shelling and the destruction of building structures. Data on those killed and injured are being clarified.

On March 2, the village of Yakovlivka of the Kharkiv district came under attack. The bombs destroyed 45 houses, private cars and outbuildings. Three people were killed, seven were injured, and ten people were rescued from the rubble.