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An overnight Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv killed seven persons, including three children, local authorities said on Saturday.
Fuel from the petrol station quickly spread through the neighbouring street forming a ‘river of fire’, while burning some residents alive and injuring others.
Kharkiv – location
Kharkiv is a city in northeast Ukraine.
Sprawling Freedom Square is home to the constructivist Derzhprom building.
Shevchenko Park features botanic gardens and a zoo.
Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre stages regular performances.
Southwest is the huge Annunciation Cathedral, with 5 domes and a bell tower.
Northeast, Maxim Gorky Central Park has a giant Ferris wheel and a cable car.
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