The number of people injured in a Russian strike on Kharkiv has risen to 31. Three people were killed in the attack. Early reports indicate that the Russians launched eight FAB-500 bombs on residential areas of the city.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.

A Russian strike has partially destroyed a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least three people and injuring almost 30. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the building was undergoing repairs after a previous strike intended to make it fully habitable for the oncoming winter.

The bombs fell Saturday night on the district of Shevchenkivsky, in Ukraine’s northeast, local Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Residential 16 and 9-storied buildings were destroyed, and seven more buildings were damaged, he added.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.

(Reuters) -Russian forces struck a multi-storey apartment building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday evening, wounding 21 people and prompting an evacuation of some of its residents,