Russian missiles hit business center in Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia

Published July 14, 2022 at 12:06 PM EDT

Three Russian missiles hit an office block, a medical center and residential areas in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia Tuesday. More than 20 people are dead and more than 90 are injured.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with NPR’s Jason Beaubien in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv about the uptick in Russian bombings of the area.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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