British journalist among 17 wounded in ‘deliberate’ missile attack on hotel in Ukraine after Russia vowed revenge

A BRITISH journalist has been wounded in a missile strike on a hotel in Ukraine.

A total of 17 people were injured when a five-star hotel in the centre of Kharkiv was “deliberately” hit by Putin’s missiles.

Reuters

A British journalist was among those injured when missiles struck the hotel[/caption]

It’s thought a number of foreign reporters were staying there as they covered the war.

The missile attack was just one of at least six rockets launched at the city, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

Among those injured are two boys aged 14 and 16.

The attack damaged several multi-story residential buildings, a shop, and public spaces, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

“Solely civilian infrastructure was attacked,” Syniehubov said

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