Kharkiv at risk of becoming ‘second Aleppo’ without US aid, mayor says

Exclusive: Residents of Ukraine's second city tell of impact of Russian attacks targeting suburbs and power supplies

Kharkiv is at risk of becoming a second Aleppo" unless US politicians vote for fresh military aid to help Ukraine obtain the air defences needed to prevent long-range Russian attacks, the city's mayor has warned.

Ihor Terekhov said Russia had switched tactics to try to destroy the city's power supply and terrorise its 1.3 million residents by firing into residential areas, with people experiencing unscheduled power cuts for hours at a time.