Forty-Eight Schools Destroyed In Ukrainian City Of Kharkiv - Mayor

The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is under relentless bombardment from Russian forces, the city's mayor said in a televised interview on Friday.

"As of today, 48 (of the city's) schools have been destroyed," said Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

The city has a peacetime population of about 1.4 million.