An unexploded Smerch artillery rocket was found stuck in pavement in front of a pet supply store in Kharkiv.
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An unexploded Smerch artillery rocket was found stuck in pavement in front of a pet supply store in Kharkiv.
Russian forces used heavy artillery against central Kharkiv on February 28
Unconfirmed reports indicate Russia used thermobaric weapons in Kharkiv
Russian military shelled residential areas of Kharkiv using Grad multiple rocket launchers
Russian forces used Grad multiple rocket launcher systems to strike residential areas in Kharkiv on Feb. 28, 2022
11 people were killed in the attacks
One woman died and 15 soldiers and 16 civilians were hospitalized due to the attack
Russian forces massed Grad artillery fire on Kharkiv, causing dozens of deaths and hundreds of wounded.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.472Z
Source story: day-5a-2022-02-28