Death toll from Russian morning strike on Kharkiv rises to 11

The death toll following a Russian morning strike on Kharkiv has risen to 11.

Source: Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv

Quote: "The tenth body has been found under the rubble of a five-storey building."

Details: The oblast military administration said only fragments were found of the eighth body.

Among those killed are a 13-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy.

A further 16 people were injured and needed medical assistance.

Update: At 17:09, Terekhov said emergency workers found fragments of another body during the search and rescue operation at the site of the overnight missile strike. The death toll has therefore risen to 11.

Background: Russian forces struck a multi-storey residential building in the city of Kharkiv with a ballistic missile on the night of 6-7 March, killing seven people and injuring at least 10.

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