Russian bomb hits residential building in Ukraine, killing 12-year-old boy

Russian bomb hits residential building in Ukraine, killing 12-year-old boy
An apartment building in Kharkiv is damaged by a Russian attack (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

Russian forces struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv early on Thursday, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring scores of others.

Regional head Oleh Syniehubov said the boy was fatally injured when the building was hit by a Russian 500-kilogramme glide bomb.

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