Russia-Ukraine War: Missile strikes during Kharkiv blogger's recording

A Ukrainian blogger was sent scrambling for a shelter after a missile exploded above him while he was recording a video message.

Nikita Demenkov, a blogger from Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, was telling his followers about how the donations sent by them had been used when the missile hit.

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The video shows Demenkov stopping in the middle of his recording on hearing the sound of the missile which later explodes.

The eastern city of Kharkiv has been encircled by Russian forces and has suffered heavy bombardment with missiles and air attacks.

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While Moscow maintains that it is only targeting military bases and infrastructure, several news outlets have documented massive damage to civilian infrastructure and residential areas in Kharkiv, Kyiv and other cities and towns.