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An explosion occurred in Khmelnytskyi on the morning of 18 February. It remains unclear whether it was caused by Russian missiles or Ukrainian air defense activity.

Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

An explosion occurred in Khmelnytskyi on the morning of 18 February

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

It remains unknown whether the explosions resulted from Russian missiles hitting targets in the city or from the activity of Ukrainian air defence

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Khmelnytsky Oblast Governor Serhiy Hamaliy reported two explosions in the regional capital in the morning of Feb. 18.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

There were two missile strikes in Khmelnytsky: one hitting a military facility and another near a public transport stop.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:00.070Z

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