The city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine suffered another day of heavy bombardment, according to regional officials. Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration, told the Telegram: “Today, in broad daylight, there were bombings in the central part of the city, the residential area of ​​Saltivka by the MLRS [multiple rocket systems] and artillery. Unfortunately, 20 people were injured, 5 people were killed. “Apartment buildings and other urban infrastructure were damaged.” Ihor Terekhov, the city’s mayor, said residential areas were attacked in the morning and rockets were fired into the city center in the afternoon. He said dozens of buildings had been damaged, with the dead and injured among the victims. Terekhov said the Russians had not given up “attempts to destroy the civilian population of Kharkiv, to cause panic in the city and to break our spirit. However, the will of Kharkiv, the will of us Ukrainians, can not harm the enemy.” “Today, I was convinced of this when I saw how a doctor covered an injured woman during the bombing.” Writing on his Telegram channel, Terekhov said that Russian forces “continue to bombard the city with fury. Therefore, I urge you again, if possible, to stay in the shelter and in the metro stations.” The State Emergency Service said Sunday afternoon, “18 addresses in Kharkov were hit by enemy bombardment in the central part of the city. Apartments on the fourth and fifth floors were burned in a five-storey building.” He said 160 firefighters and 33 pieces of equipment were involved in fighting the blaze. Synegubov said that despite the attacks, Ukrainian forces were pushing the Russians back to the east of the city. He claimed that many villages had been liberated about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Kharkov. If true, and if Ukrainian gains are maintained east of Kharkiv, Russian efforts to supply forces concentrated in eastern Ukraine for an attack on Donbas may be thwarted. Last week, Ukrainian special forces destroyed a bridge on a supply route south of Kharkov.