The mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv underwent emergency surgery after being shot in the back, city officials and police said April 28, amid continuing unrest in the region. The attack on Mayor Gennady Kernes happened around noon local time, the Kharkiv city office official website said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the shooting.
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Gennady Kernes, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, underwent emergency surgery after being shot in the back.
