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STORY: The strike hit pipes delivering gas to apartments in the district and nearby areas and caused a massive fire that burnt dozens of local shops.

Some 34,000 people in Saltivka and neighboring areas have been cut off from gas supplies, according to local emergency services.

Kharkiv, the country's second city, has suffered some of the heaviest shelling since the invasion began.

Many residents have fled the continuous Russian air strikes which have hit civilian infrastructure, apartment blocks, schools, shops, and hospitals. Those that remained have sought shelter in basements and cellars.