Russian missiles attack residential area in Ukraine’s Kharkiv: Mayor

Russian missiles attacked a residential district of Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, early on Wednesday, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.

Terekhov said information on casualties was being clarified. Public broadcaster Suspilne said civil infrastructure had been destroyed in the assault.

The air raid alert in Kharkiv region was subsequently lifted.

Russia will intensify strikes on Ukrainian storage bases that house Western-supplied weapons, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, as the United States prepares to approve and deliver a long-delayed batch of new military aid.

In remarks to defense officials, Shoigu said Russia had “dispelled the myth of the superiority of Western weapons” and its forces had gained the initiative along the 1,000 km (600-mile) battle front.