💥 Attack

Russian artillery struck a Kyiv apartment building, injuring two people.

March 16, 2022 Kyiv, Kyiv

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Russian artillery struck a Kyiv apartment building, injuring two people.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian forces are using shelling to incite fear and panic in Kyiv

Kyiv Independent →

Loud explosions were heard in Kyiv's suburbs.

Ukrainian artillery destroyed a command post and supply point of the Russian 35th Army in Kyiv Oblast.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi confirmed the successful strike using drone footage showing precise hits.

Russian shells hit several private houses in the Podilsky district of Kyiv on March 16, 2022.

A low-pressure gas pipeline was damaged during the shelling.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.036Z

Source story: day-21-2022-03-16