Five people killed in Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Local governor says several injured in the attack with at least 10 houses struck by Russian missiles.At least five people have been killed and 18 wounded in a Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, local officials say.Civilian infrastructure was targeted in the attack, including at least 10 houses and four shops, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump’s threat: Why cutting US troops in Europe won’t be easylist 2 of 4Zelenskyy has no cards to play against Russia or the Westlist 3 of 4How to escape Russia’s army: Soldiers serving in Ukraine seek a way outlist 4 of 4What is the Ukrainian anti-drone system Sky Map being used in the Gulf?end of listRussia has yet to comment on the strike in Kharkiv, but Moscow has denied intentionally targeting civilians since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.“Today during the day, the occupiers attacked civilian infrastructure of a town quite far from the front with a missile,” Syniehubov said on Telegram.He said two men and three women were killed and four of the injured were taken to hospital in a serious condition.Regional prosecutors said Russian forces appeared to have used an Iskander-type ballistic missile.The facade of a high-rise building in Moscow is damaged after a drone attack [Reuters]Rare attack on MoscowIn an overnight attack into Monday, Ukraine targeted Moscow with a drone strike on a residential high-rise building in an upscale neighbourhood.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties in the attack on Mosfilmovskaya Street, an expensive district of the city 10km (6.2 miles) southwest of the Kremlin.Russian state broadcaster Rossiya-1 published a video showing collapsed walls and broken doors inside a damaged apartment.Two other drones also targeted the Russian capital overnight but were repelled by air defence systems, Sobyanin said.