Russian missiles hit several locations in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing five people and injuring at least 25, according to the regional head.
Oleh Syniehubov, head of Kharkiv’s military administration, described the evening as a “difficult night for Kharkiv.”
Fire fighters work on putting out the fire broke out after at least 4 people were killed and 24 others were injured as a result of a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 31, 2024.
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Elsewhere, two people were injured after a Ukrainian air strike set multiple fuel tanks ablaze at an oil depot in southern Russia, local officials said Friday.
Fedor Babenkov, the head of the Temryuk district in the Krasnodar region, said in a Google-translated post via Telegram that the fire has since been extinguished.
CNBC could not independently verify developments on the ground.
China has reportedly turned down the chance to attend Ukraine’s peace conference in Switzerland next month.
Beijing has declined an invitation to join the June 15-16 summit because the conditions necessary for them to participate were not met, Reuters reported, citing three unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
