Russian missile attack on Kharkiv on Good Friday kills 1, injures 112

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A Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on the morning of April 18 killed one person and injured at least 112 others, including eight children, authorities reported.

“According to preliminary information, the strikes on Kharkiv were carried out with ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions. That is why the affected areas are so extensive," Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote.

The attack damaged at least 20 apartment buildings, 30 houses, and an educational institution. A fire broke out on the premises of an enterprise, covering an area of 450 square meters.

Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine's northeast is a regular target of Russian missile, drone, and glide bomb attacks.

The attack came as Russia continues to reject a U.S.-mediated proposal for a full 30-day ceasefire. Kyiv reiterated that it would be ready to accept the truce if Moscow agreed to abide by the terms.

Russia ‘mocking’ US ceasefire efforts by attacks on Sumy, Kryvyi Rih, Polish FM says

“Ukraine unconditionally agreed to a ceasefire over a month ago. The heinous attacks on Kryvyi Rih and Sumy are Russia’s mocking answer,” Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

The Kyiv IndependentAnna Fratsyvir