– Never experienced such devastation – VG

A number of civilians were killed and dozens were injured after a residential area in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was bombed Monday afternoon.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said nine people were killed and 37 wounded.

Four people came out of a shelter to fetch water when they died. A family, two adults and three children were burned alive in a car. Terekhov says it’s really awful video messagewhich was reproduced by Ukrainian edition of the BBC.

The carpeted residential area is located northeast of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine.

The attack was reproduced in several photos and videos circulated on social media. You see on these multiple explosions that descend over apartment buildings.

The mayor says the city has never seen such destruction in recent history.

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School destroyed

AFP took pictures of a destroyed school (see below) which, according to local residents, caught fire after the bombing.

– This horror must be seen!

Judging from the characteristics of the attack, it is possible that Grad missiles were used in the attack.

These are low-precision missiles that are continuously fired from mobile launch ramps carrying 40 missiles Aftenposten.

Anton Herashchenko, Adviser to the Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine. Share a video From the attack on his Facebook page, he added the following statement:

– Kharkiv has just been heavily bombed by Gradov.

This horror the whole world should see! He writes death to the occupiers.

Biggest explosion in Kyiv

There were also reports of a large explosion near Kyiv on Monday night.

The plane alarm went off first just before 6pm, and again just after 7pm on Monday night, Norwegian time.

BBC It has been confirmed that the explosion occurred in the Poznyaki district of Kyiv.

Sky News Reports just before 6 p.m. Norwegian time said images from the last minutes show a large explosion lighting up the sky in Kyiv, where it is now dark.

The information coincides with messages from CNN Several explosions could be heard east of central Kyiv at 17.40 NST.

CNN correspondent Tim Lister, who is still in Kyiv, said the explosions were the loudest on Monday.

There are also a number of unconfirmed reports of gunfire and explosions in the capital, as well as aircraft alarms going off elsewhere in the country.

– We do not target civilians in Ukraine. These reports must be verified about the bombings in Kharkiv and the explosions in Kyiv. The explosions in Kyiv are not true, says Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia to VG.

Since the outbreak of the war on Thursday night, there has been extensive work in the UN Security Council. He was called on Monday extraordinary emergency meeting.