Five Rescue Workers Killed in Russian Strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine

Five rescue personnel lost their lives and at least five others were wounded in Russian strikes targeting the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as they fought fires, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko announced on Monday.

Klymenko stated in a Telegram post that "five rescue workers from the State Emergency Service were killed in Kharkiv while combating fires due to repeated Russian strikes. At least five others were injured."

The attacks occurred amid intensified assaults across various regions of Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, according to Agence France-Presse.

Earlier reports indicated that four people were killed in Russian air raids on Kharkiv.