‘Pure terrorism’ See the aftermath of Russia’s biggest strike of the war on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city

On Saturday, Russia launched the biggest attack on Kharkiv since the start of the full-scale war, pummeling Ukraine’s second-largest city with drones, aerial bombs, rockets, and missiles, according to local officials. At least five people were killed and more than 40 injured, including a baby and a teenager. The strikes, which damaged apartment buildings, private homes, businesses, and a children’s music school, came less than a week after Kyiv’s Operation Spiderweb targeting air bases inside of Russia. Expressing condolences to the victims’ families, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Saturday’s assault as “pure terrorism.” “No matter what anyone says, these Russian strikes are not ‘retaliatory’ — they are aimed at destruction,” he said. “What they want is the complete destruction of life.”