Russia-Ukraine War: 138th day of Russia-Ukraine war, Russia's attacks are not stopping

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Rescue workers put out the fire of a destroyed car after a Russian attack in a residential neighborhood in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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✅Kharkiv, Ukraine - Ukraine's second largest city. Three people were killed in Russian shelling on Monday and several people, including children, were injured, the local administrator said. The three missile attacks on Kharkiv came hours after the fierce shelling, which the official described as "absolute terrorism".

A rescue worker puts out the fire on a destroyed house after a Russian attack in a residential neighborhood in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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  Kharkiv Regional Government Ole Sinihubov said on Telegram that the shelling was fired from multiple rocket launchers, and that children between the ages of 4 and 16 were among those injured in the attacks.

Only civilian structures - a shopping center and the homes of peaceful Kharkiv residents - have come under fire from the Russians. Many shells have gone into the yards of private houses. Garages and cars were also badly destroyed, there were fires in many places," wrote Sinihubov.

   Earlier, he said that one of the missiles fired overnight by the Russian military over Kharkiv completely destroyed a school, another hit a residential building, while the third was near warehouse facilities. Landed.

   "All (all three were launched) especially civilian items, this is complete terrorism!" Sinihubov said.

Kharkiv resident Alexander Peresolin said the attacks came suddenly, without warning, causing him to lose consciousness.

As Russian attacks in the east continued, the Luhansk regional government Serhi Haidai said on Monday that the shelling greatly affected settlements along the administrative border with the Donetsk region.

  Haidai said Russian forces launched five missile strikes in the area and fired four rounds of fire.

  The Luhansk and Donetsk regions together form Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland known as Donbass, where separatist rebels have fought Ukrainian forces since 2014.

  Earlier this month, Russia captured the last major stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk, the city of Lisichansk.

  After the seizure of Lysychansk, some analysts predicted that it would take some time for Moscow's troops to regroup and regroup, but Ukrainian officials said there was no break in the attacks.

The British Army again assessed that the Russian soldiers were not getting the necessary leave.

  The Defense Ministry tweeted on Monday that online videos suggested that at least one tank brigade in combat was "mentally and physically exhausted" as they had been on active combat duty since the war began on February 24.

A woman salvages what she can from her home, after a rocket hit an apartment residential block, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday. At least 15 people were killed and more than 20 people may still be trapped in the rubble, officials said Sunday.

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  The British said: "The lack of a scheduled break from the dire combat situation is highly likely one of many personnel issues that the Russian (Ministry of Defence) is struggling to rectify among the deployed force."

  Also on Monday, the main Russian gas pipeline to Germany began a 10-day shutdown for maintenance amid European fears that Moscow may not return the flow after its completion.