in Kharkiv, incessant shelling

Around 5:45 am, Friday August 19 in the morning, very large explosions could be heard near the hotel of the France Télévisions team, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The mayor of the city announced this morning that an apartment building had once again been hit, causing several injuries. Yesterday an apartment building had already been struck, triggering a very big fire. The fire was brought under control by firefighters after several hours. This morning, they are still there.

Four people died during this bombardment and several were injured. In recent days, shelling has intensified in Kharkiv, a strategic city located about 40 of kilometers from the Russian border. The inhabitants are exhausted by these strikes and hope that the war will be able to end one day, reports the journalist of France Télévisions Naoufel El Khaouafi.