Russian strike collapses Kharkiv apartment stairwell, killing three

A Russian strike on a four-story apartment building in Kharkiv, a city in northeastern Ukraine, has collapsed the building's stairwell. Three people were killed. Russia continues its war against Ukraine, and attacks on residential buildings keep costing civilian lives.

Rescuers worked through the night to reach people buried in the rubble. The source gives no further details on how many people were in the building in total, how many were rescued, or what weapon was used.

Link to the US sanctions decision

The strike came just days after the United States waived sanctions on Russian diesel, meaning restrictions on that Russian export product are no longer in force.

At the same time, the White House still wants Kyiv to stop striking Russian oil refineries. Washington's position is therefore two-sided: it has eased restrictions on Russian diesel while urging Ukraine to refrain from hitting Russia's fuel-production infrastructure.

Why it matters

The incident shows that Russian strikes continue to endanger civilians in Ukrainian cities, while the international debate over sanctions and Ukraine's actions against Russia's oil sector goes on. The source provides no additional information about the identities of the victims or whether the rescue operation has been completed.