 And outside Africa, Russian shells hit a residential area close to Kharkiv Airport on Tuesday. Sparking fire had a vocational school and damaging several nearby buildings. Firemen battled to put out the flames that engulfed the school, located less than half a kilometer from the passenger terminal of Kharkiv Airport and prevented the fire from spreading. Two people were injured in the fire. Ukraine's Defense Ministry says Russia is preparing to launch a fresh assault in eastern Ukraine to try to take the city of Kharkiv and encircle Ukraine's heavily fortified eastern front line.