Russian air raid on Kharkiv residential building kills one

A Russian air raid against Kharkiv has destroyed a residential building, killing one and injuring at least three, the governor of Kharkhiv region Oleh Synyehubov says.

The situation is very tough, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his nightly address. Bakhmut, Vuhledar and other areas in the Donetsk region are under constant Russian attacks. There are constant attempts to break through our defense. A local hospital where a nurse was injured has been hit by Russian forces' massive artillery strike on Kherson, according to Ukrainian authorities. One day earlier, the Russian defence ministry claimed Ukrainian forces had carried out a strike against a hospital in Novoaidar, killing 14 and injuring 24.

At the same time the Russian RIA news agency quotes Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying there was no point in Russia's holding talks with Kyiv or its puppet masters, after the US has decided to provide Ukraine with tanks.