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At least 21 civilians, including two 12-year-old girls and an 8-year-old boy, were wounded in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, according to prosecutors.

According to Kharkiv region prosecutor Oleksandr Filchakov, Russian forces used glide bombs in three waves of attacks, hitting more than 20 targets.

Glide bombs can carry hundreds of kilograms of explosives and are dropped from aircraft, which do not even need to enter Ukrainian airspace in case of attacks on the Kharkiv border area.

Filchakov wrote on Telegram that several apartment blocks, a shopping center and an educational institution were damaged in the bombing, with cars and garages also set on fire.

The attack comes as Russian troops advance towards the Kharkiv region. Russian troops are regaining control of villages and areas in Ukraine from which they were expelled during the Ukrainian counter-offensive in late 2022.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Tuesday that more than 7,500 civilians had been evacuated from their homes amid heavy fighting in the northern Kharkiv region.

CNN’s Nick Patton Walsh, reporting live from central Ukraine, said Russian troops are moving faster and have better resources and better ammunition. It is also clear that the Ukrainians have failed to create adequate security in the area.

Ukraine is seeking more artillery ammunition for rockets and missiles as a priority, especially 155 mm shells, to repel Russia’s resurgent attack force.