Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reiterated his call on Ukraine's allies to allow Ukraine to use advanced Western weapons to hit deeper inside Russia in the aftermath of a Russian strike on Kharkiv that left at least two people dead, including an 11-year-old boy, and at least 34 wounded. Russian forces reportedly used an FAB-500 guided aerial bomb to strike the nine-story apartment building in Ukraine's second-largest city. Guided aerial bombs are powerful weapons that Russia has been increasingly using to hit civilian targets inside Ukraine.
'I Don't Want To Leave,' Survivor Says After Russian Strike On Kharkiv High-Rise (Video)
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A search-and-rescue operation was under way in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on October 31 at the site of a Russian bombing of a high-rise apartment building. An RFE/RL correspondent spoke with residents of the damaged building.