Russia strikes Ukraine's Kharkiv overnight
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Russia and Ukraine traded aerial attacks overnight, resulting in two deaths in each country, according to officials.
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.
Ukraine and Russia attacked targets on each other's territory on Thursday after brief direct talks between the two sides failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war.
Analysts say Russia has recently made only incremental gains in its slow and costly advance against Ukrainian defenses.
When bombs began falling on Kharkiv in February 2022, Nataliia Sinelnikova didn’t hesitate. With only one small suitcase and a folder of essential documents,