Several injured in Russian hotel attack

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Eleven people were injured in a Russian attack on a hotel in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday evening, authorities said.

Two projectiles struck the hotel in the central parts of the city around 10:30 p.m. Among the injured are hotel staff and guests, one of whom is a foreign journalist, according to the state rescue service.

All the injured have been taken to hospital. One is said to be seriously injured, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terechov.

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