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#BREAKING Russian troops enter Ukraine's second city, fighting under way: regional chief

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Russian troops have entered Ukraine's second city Kharkiv and fighting is under way, the head of the regional administration said.

"The Russian enemy's light vehicles broke into the city of Kharkiv... The Ukrainian armed forces are eliminating the enemy," he said.

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Putin salutes 'heroism' of Russian special forces fighting in Ukraine

#BREAKING Street fighting in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv: AFP

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Machine gun fire and explosions rocked Kharkiv as street fighting raged after Russia's invading forces broke into the city, an AFP journalist said.

The wreckage of a Russian armoured vehicle smouldered in one street and several others had been abandoned.

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As fighting rages in Kharkiv, the city administration in Kyiv, 400 kilometres (250 miles) to the west, said the capital remained completely under the control of Ukrainian forces despite clashes with "sabotage groups".

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#BREAKING Zelensky says night was 'brutal', Russia striking residential areas

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"There is not a single thing in the country that the occupiers do not consider an acceptable target," Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an online speech. "They fight against all living things - against kindergartens, residential buildings and even against ambulances."