The death toll from Russia's May 31 missile strike on a five-story building in Kharkiv rose to seven people.
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The death toll from Russia's strike on Kharkiv city on the night of May 31 has risen to seven.
The death toll of a Russian missile attack against Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district overnight on May 31 has again risen, with nine people reported as being killed.
The number of people killed in the strike included four men and three women.
Search operations are ongoing, as two more women may be trapped under the rubble.
A Berlin spokesman said Germany was convinced Ukraine had the right to defend itself from Russia, especially from cross-border attacks on its second largest city Kharkiv.
A sixth body was discovered during rubble clearing operations
Total death toll from the strike has reached six people
70 rescuers are working at the site of the emergency
12 units of emergency rescue equipment have been deployed
Rescue and recovery operations are ongoing
The enemy's losses in the 3rd Brigade's frontline are equivalent to an enemy battalion: 416 occupiers - three hundred; 226 occupiers - two hundred.
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