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Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 2, including a 12-year-old boy

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Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 2, including a 12-year-old boy
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Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 2, including a 12-year-old boy

2024-10-31 20:06 Last Updated At:20:22

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces struck a residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv on Thursday, killing two, including a 12-year-old boy, and injuring scores of others, and launched scores of other attacks as they continued their grinding onslaught in the country's east.

Regional head Oleh Syniehubov said the boy was fatally injured when the building was hit by a Russian 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) glide bomb.

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In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a 152 mm gun Giatsint-B from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a 152 mm gun Giatsint-B from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a Tyulpan self-propelled heavy mortar from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a Tyulpan self-propelled heavy mortar from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration, an ambulance evacuates an injured man after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration, an ambulance evacuates an injured man after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

A multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by the Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by the Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Rescuers help people after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Rescuers help people after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

“He was freed from under the rubble with severe head injuries and fractures," Syniehubov wrote on social media. "Doctors performed resuscitation measures for more than half an hour. Unfortunately, it was not possible to save the child.”

Syniehubov said later that rescuers also retrieved the body of an unidentified man from the debris.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said at least 35 people were injured in the attack and others could still be trapped under the rubble, including a missing 15-year-old boy.

Russia has increasingly used powerful glide bombs to pummel Ukrainian positions along the 1,000-kilometer (600-miles) line of contact and strike cities dozens of kilometers (miles) from the front line. Kharkiv, a city of 1.1 million, is about 30 kilometers (less than 20 miles) from the border.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly urged the United States to allow Ukraine to use long-range American missiles to strike air bases deeper in Russia that are used by aicraft carrying glide bombs. Washington so far has only allowed some strikes close to the border.

Zelenskyy repeated his request Thursday, publishing a video showing the ravaged building, at least three of its floors destroyed and the rest of it seriously damaged.

“Partners see what is happening every day," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. "And under these conditions, each of their delayed decisions means at least dozens, if not hundreds of such Russian bombs against Ukraine. Their decisions are the lives of our people. Therefore, we must together stop Russia and do it with all possible force.”

Early Thursday, Russia also fired 10 missiles of various types at the Dniester Estuary bridge that connects the northern and southern parts of the Odesa region, Ukraine's air force said, adding that only two of them were intercepted. It didn't say whether the bridge was hit.

Russian forces also sent 43 exploding drones over at least nine Ukrainian regions, the air force said. It said 17 were shot down, 23 jammed and three flew back to Russian-controlled territories.

The head of Kyiv city administration, Serhii Popko, said debris from some of the drones that were intercepted over the capital fell in the Podil district just north of downtown, causing minor damage. According to Popko, there was only one day in October in which Kyiv residents did not hear an air alert. During the month, Kyiv experienced two air alerts per day on average, repelling 20 actual aerial attacks targeting the city.

In the country's east, Russian forces continued their slow but steady assault, trying to capitalize on Ukrainian shortages of manpower and ammunition. In Moscow, the Defense Ministry reported the capture of the village of Yasna Polyana in the Donetsk region that lies on the way to the well-fortified Ukrainian stronghold of Kurakhove.

Ukraine struck back Thursday with drone attacks.

Authorities in the Russia-occupied city of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov reported a drone attack on the port early Thursday, saying three people were injured.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses on Thursday downed 21 Ukrainian drones over several regions and the Black Sea.

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a 152 mm gun Giatsint-B from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a 152 mm gun Giatsint-B from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a Tyulpan self-propelled heavy mortar from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, Russian soldiers fire a Tyulpan self-propelled heavy mortar from their position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration, an ambulance evacuates an injured man after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration, an ambulance evacuates an injured man after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

A multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by the Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by the Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Rescuers help people after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Rescuers help people after a multi-storey apartment building was hit by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

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Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's statue in her native Slovenia

2025-05-16 23:58 Last Updated At:05-17 00:02

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of U.S. first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown.

The life-size sculpture was unveiled in 2020 during President Donald Trump’s first term in office near Sevnica in central Slovenia, where Melanija Knavs was born in 1970. It replaced a wooden statue that had been set on fire earlier that year.

Police spokeswoman Alenka Drenik Rangus said Friday that the police were informed about the theft of the statue on Tuesday. She said police were working to track down those responsible.

According to Slovenian media reports, the bronze replica was sawed off at the ankles and removed.

Franja Kranjc, who works at a bakery in Sevnica that sells cakes with Melania Trump's name in support of the first lady, said the stolen statue won't be missed.

“I think no one was really proud at this statue, not even the first lady of the USA," he said. "So I think its OK that it's removed.”

The original wooden statue was torched in July 2020. The rustic figure was cut from the trunk of a linden tree, showing her in a pale blue dress like the one she wore at Trump’s presidential inauguration in 2017. The replica bronze statue has no obvious resemblance with the first lady.

Ankles of sawed off and taken away bronze statue which represented Melania Trump remain on the tree stump where it was placed in 2020, in the village of Rozno, Slovenia, Friday, May 16, 2025, near Melania Trump's hometown of Sevnica. (AP Photo/Relja Dusek)

Ankles of sawed off and taken away bronze statue which represented Melania Trump remain on the tree stump where it was placed in 2020, in the village of Rozno, Slovenia, Friday, May 16, 2025, near Melania Trump's hometown of Sevnica. (AP Photo/Relja Dusek)

This Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 photo shows the bronze statue representing Melania Trump that was sawed off and taken away, in the village of Rozno, Slovenia, near Malenia Trump's hometown of Sevnica. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

This Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 photo shows the bronze statue representing Melania Trump that was sawed off and taken away, in the village of Rozno, Slovenia, near Malenia Trump's hometown of Sevnica. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Ankles of sawed off and taken away bronze statue which represented Melania Trump remain on the tree stump where it was placed in 2020, in the village of Rozno, Slovenia, Friday, May 16, 2025, near Melania Trump's hometown of Sevnica. (AP Photo/Relja Dusek)

Ankles of sawed off and taken away bronze statue which represented Melania Trump remain on the tree stump where it was placed in 2020, in the village of Rozno, Slovenia, Friday, May 16, 2025, near Melania Trump's hometown of Sevnica. (AP Photo/Relja Dusek)

FILE -A bronze sculpture representing Melania Trump stands on a bank of the Sava river in the village of Rozno, near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

FILE -A bronze sculpture representing Melania Trump stands on a bank of the Sava river in the village of Rozno, near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

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