Russia-Ukraine War: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered Day 57.
Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkov, was heavily bombed on Thursday, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
“Huge explosions, the Russian Federation is furiously bombing the city,” Terekhov said in a televised speech.
He said about 1 million people remain in the northeastern city, while about 30% of the population has been evacuated, mostly women, children and the elderly.