Ukrainians used to dress up to visit and take photographs in this building. Now it is completely destroyed

“This was a place people came to pose for photographs. This was a place you would dress nicely to visit. And now this is what’s left of it,” CNN’s Clarissa Ward reported from the destroyed regional state administration building in Kharkiv as Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine’s second-largest city.

“Just today, we have heard pretty much a constant stream of bombardment since about 4:30 in the morning. Often it goes on all night. And the mayor here says that 25% of the buildings in this city have been hit during strikes,” Ward reported. “Just try to get your head around the enormity of that figure.”

The mayor told Ward that 67 schools, 54 kindergartens and 16 hospitals have been hit.

Ward explains: “Kharkiv is 30 miles (about 48 kilometers) away from Russia … There are a lot of important supply routes for the Russians to get more ammunition and weaponry to places like Izium, and that’s why it’s strategically important.”