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The Russian Federation launched a rocket attack on the central part of Kharkiv, resulting in fires at a hospital and a non-residential building.

Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
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The Russian Federation launched a rocket attack on the central part of Kharkiv, causing a fire at a hospital and a non-residential building.

Russian forces targeted downtown Kharkiv, hitting a hospital early on Oct. 8 and causing the building to catch fire.

There is no information on casualties at the time of publication.

Bodies of four civilians murdered in mid-September were found in the cellar of a house in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with S-300 missiles on the night of October 8.

Russian forces fired 4 S-300 rockets at Saltivsky District and 1 at Osnovyansky District from Belgorod, damaging infrastructure.

A man was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds following the strikes.

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