The missile strikes were the latest in what have been constant Russian attacks in recent weeks on the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine.
A view shows a crater that appeared after a Russia n missile strike on a structure at a resort, amid Russia 's attack on Ukraine , in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 19, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Russia struck a busy lakeside resort on the edge of Ukraine 's second largest city on Sunday and also attacked villages in the surrounding region, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores.
"To lose my husband, to lose my house, to lose everything in the world, it hurts, it hurts me," she shouted through tears "They are animals, why do they need to kill people?" "There were never any soldiers here," said Yaroslav Trofimko, a police inspector who arrived after the first strike and was then caught up in the second. "It was a Sunday, people were supposed to be here to rest, children were supposed to he here, pregnant women, resting, enjoying a normal way of life."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again called on Western allies to supply Kyiv with additional air defence systems to protect Kharkiv and other cities.
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