💥 Attack

A massive Russian Kaliber surface-to-surface missile struck the Kharkiv regional administration building, partially collapsing it and killing 10 while injuring 20.

Kharkiv, Kharkiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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A massive Russian Kaliber surface-to-surface missile struck the Kharkiv regional administration building, partially collapsing it and killing 10 while injuring 20.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Strikes targeted the building of Kharkiv Regional Military Academy on March 1, 2022

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian occupation forces launched missiles at the centre of Kharkiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Freedom Square and the Regional Administration building were hit

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Several rockets were launched, with one falling on the main square and at least one hitting the Regional Administration building

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

There are casualties inside the Regional Administration building

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

A large crater emerged on Freedom Square as a result of the explosion

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Kharkiv was hit by an airstrike according to preliminary information

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The building of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration located in the center of Kharkiv was attacked by Russia with two cruise missiles on March 1, killing at least 24 people

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Back on March 1, 2022, Russian forces launched a missile attack on a government building in Kharkiv's Freedom Square. A little while later, when rescuers were trying to help the people inside, another rocket hit the same building. This incident resulted in the death of at least ten people.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian military personnel conducted a missile strike on the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building on March 1, resulting in approximately 20 injuries and near-total destruction of the administrative building.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Oleh Syniehubov stated that the shelling constituted a war crime and genocide, noting the absence of UAF positions or critical infrastructure in Saltivka and Pavlove Pole.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.518Z

Source story: day-6a-2022-03-01