At least 4 killed by airstrikes in Kharkiv overnight, authorities say
Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was hit with several powerful airstrikes overnight that killed at least four people, local authorities said Thursday.
![PHOTO: A man leaves an apartment building damaged after shelling the day before in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 8, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/destruction-kharkiv-02-gty-iwb-220309_1646843609968_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
Russian bombardment have destroyed 280 civilian buildings in Kharkiv, including schools and kindergartens, since Russia began invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to the regional interior ministry department in Kharkiv.
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Kharkiv has come under heavy attacks as Russian forces try to seize the city.
-ABC News' Patrick Reevell