In Kharkiv, the number of casualties due to the shelling of the city center with guided bombs has risen to 40 people.

This was reported by the police of the Kharkiv region.

"More than 40 people have been affected, including two pregnant women and six children," the post states.

Among the victims are two pregnant women, two 17-year-old teenagers, a one-year-old girl, a ten-year-old girl, and two infants aged 28 days and 2 months.