Inside most shelled area of Ukrainian city Kharkiv – where Russian bombers struck a kids’ play area
THE Sun surveyed the carnage in the most shelled area of Kharkiv yesterday.
I stood in a crater in a children’s play area where a Russian missile landed.
Nearby flats in the city in north-east Ukraine have been smashed by shelling.
Locals in the town of Northern Saltivka spoke of their horror at the carnage and their grief for the loved ones they lost in the shelling.
And they told of their fear that Putin will return again and target them in another reign of terror.
Shocking photos show the level of destruction the area has suffered.
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Valerii Martemianov, 44, lost his mother to shelling when she was fatally wounded by a blast one floor below her flat.
She later died in hospital.
He told The Sun: “They have destroyed this city, they have raised it to the ground.
“They didn’t stop. We had to spend weeks in shelters but my mother was too frail.
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“What the Russians have done is evil.
"This was a lively area. It was full of life. It was popular.
“Thousands of people lived here and now it’s destroyed.
“Every block, every area is ruined.
"The Russians will keep going. They want Kharkiv.
“I fear they’ll keep coming back.
“I have thought about fleeing but this is my home, this is my life.”
“I fear they’ll keep coming back.
“I have thought about fleeing but this is my home, this is my life.”
