Russia-Ukraine latest: War ‘deadlocked’ as Russian strike kills seven people in Kharkiv

Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s strike on a residential area of Kharkiv on Wednesday “despicable and cynical”. 

The death toll from the strikes has risen to seven people, with another 16 injured. 

Mr Zelensky said a block of flats was “totally destroyed” in the attack, which he said “had no justification and shows the powerlessness of the aggressor”.

“We will not forgive, we will take revenge,” he said on the Telegram app.

The strike started a fire in a block of flats in the northeastern city, mayor Igor Terekhov said on Telegram.