Ukraine war: Girl, 14, killed as Russian strike hits Kharkiv playground

The strikes, which left at least six others dead, also hit a 12-storey building in the north-eastern city.

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At least six other people were killed and 59 injured as a 12-storey residential building was also hit in the city near the Russian border.

Pictures showed flames and thick black smoke coming from the upper part of the building as firefighters carried people to safety.

President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his calls for all Ukraine's international partners to allow it to hit targets inside Russia in order to prevent such attacks. His office said Moscow's forces had fired more than 400 drones and missiles at Ukraine over the past week.

The attack came just hours before Mr Zelensky dismissed the head of his air force, Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk.

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