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Russian Federation forces remained static and dug in north of Kyiv and Zhytomyr, with reports of a probing action near Irpin.

March 18, 2022 Kyiv, Kyiv

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian Federation forces remained static and dug in north of Kyiv and Zhytomyr, with reports of a probing action near Irpin.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Remains of a downed rocket fell on a five-storey apartment building in Podil district, Kyiv at 08:04 on 18 March 2022

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Fire broke out on the ground, first and second floors of the building

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

One person died in the incident

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Four people were injured

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Twelve people were rescued from the building

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ninety-eight people were evacuated from the building

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A five-storey residential building in Kyiv partially collapsed after shelling on March 18, 2022

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.192Z

Source story: day-23-2022-03-18