Russian forces used tanks and rocket artillery to fire on multiple settlements including Svitlychne, Shapovalivka, Prudianka, Dementiivka, Pytomnyk, Velyki Prokhody, Ruski Tyshky, Peremoha, Verkhnii Saltiv, Husarivka, Bazaliivka, Stara Hnylytsia and Protopopivka on the Kharkiv front.
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On the Kharkiv front, Russian forces used tanks and rocket artillery to fire on the settlements of Svitlychne, Shapovalivka, Prudianka, Dementiivka, Pytomnyk, Velyki Prokhody, Ruski Tyshky, Peremoha, Verkhnii Saltiv, Husarivka, Bazaliivka, Stara Hnylytsia and Protopopivka.
Russian forces fired upon the Saltivka residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, wounding 5 civilians who were hospitalized.
Russian forces launched over 10 missiles from Belgorod at Kharkiv Oblast around 3 AM.
Missiles struck Slobozhanskyy district in Kharkiv, Meref, and Chuhuiv, damaging infrastructure and industrial objects.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled areas including Svitlychne, Shapovalivka, and others from tanks and rocket artillery.
Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Rtyshchyvka and Verkhniy Saltiv.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:01:46.252Z
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