Buildings in Central Kharkiv Heavily Damaged by Strikes

Ongoing attacks in Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv continued to damage civilian areas, video posted on March 12 shows.

Footage by resident Maria Avdeeva shows buildings on Myronosytska Street in ruins.

According to a UN update released on March 12, there have been at least 949 civilian casualties in government-controlled areas of Ukraine, including Kharkiv, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Maria Avdeeva via Storyful

Video transcript

MARIA AVDEEVA: Hello, this is Maria Avdeeva from Kharkiv, Ukraine, 12th of March, and I'm on one of the Kharkiv main streets in the center, downtown Kharkiv. I have seen here on this street only in this place, three holes made by Russian Rockets. And as I understand, the bombardments happened here twice. This building is completely in ruins and the nearby building across the street was also heated by Russian bombs. This is the very center of Kharkiv, the heart of the city. Over there, you would see the university building, and it used to be a very lively area with many students and nearby cafes with coffee and sweets, and the restaurants all around this area. And now, it is completely empty with no one on the streets and just the signs of the ongoing Putin's war against Ukraine. Please help Ukraine fight with Putin because only together we will win this war. Stand with Ukraine. Slava, Ukraini.