Russian rockets struck a dormitory and other buildings with no military targets nearby, killing 21 civilians and injuring at least 16.
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Russian rockets struck a dormitory and other buildings with no military targets nearby, killing 21 civilians and injuring at least 16.
Russian forces carried out missile strikes on Kharkiv early on August 18, 2022.
Five civilian casualties were reported as a result of the missile strikes.
Several fires broke out, including at an administrative building in the Kholodnohirskyi neighborhood which began to collapse.
Russian forces attacked a dormitory in the Slobidsky district of Kharkiv, killing at least one person and injuring 18 others.
On August 18, ballistic missile strikes killed 21 in Kharkiv region and one in Mykolaiv.
On the morning of August 18, Russian forces struck three districts in Kharkiv, damaging a residential building and an infrastructure object.
Russian occupiers hit a three-story residential building on Saltivka in Kharkiv with an Iskander rocket, killing 7 people and injuring 16.
Kharkiv RMA head Oleh Synehubov confirmed the target was a civilian residential building, refuting claims it was a military object.
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Source story: day-177a-2023-02-12