The death toll climbs up to 21, following the Russian attack on Kharkiv

Kiev 20th, August : At at least 21 people died following an Russian missile strike on Kharkiv, a city in the east Ukrainian city of Kharkiv According to Kiev officials.

Kharkiv was hit with massive violence on Wednesday evening, and smashed two dormitories.A number of dozen people were believed to have suffered injuries in the incident.

In a statement issued on Friday the Russian Defence Ministry only confirmed attacks on areas that are not in Kharkiv and said they were targeted at targets of the military.Kiev also has reported the deaths of five and 10 wounded civilians in the region of the neighboring Donetsk region that is still under Ukrainian control.

In the part of Donetsk that is controlled by Russia of Donetsk five civilians were killed and 23 were injured according to local media reports.The information cannot be independently verified.