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Russian troops launched five missile strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements.

Kharkiv, Kharkiv
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Ukrinform Kyiv Post

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) missile systems (weapon_system) Russian shops (military_unit) projectiles (weapon_system) Gomel (location) Ukrainian State Emergency Service (organization) S-300 (weapon_system) Park Hotel (location) Kharkiv (location) Anadolu Agency (organization) missiles (weapon_system) Ukrainian positions (location) settlements (location) Russian troops (military_unit) children's recreation camp (location) Ihor Terekhov (person) Russian invaders (military_unit) Kharkiv city and regional authorities (organization) guided bombs (weapon_system) Vilkhuvatka (location) Kupiansk district (location) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Kharkiv region (location) Russian invasion forces (military_unit) Russian military (organization) emergency and rescue teams (organization) Russian invasion troops (military_unit) hotel in central Kharkiv (location) hotel (location) Belgorod (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian troops launched five missile strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements in the past 24 hours

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Two missiles hit a hotel in the centre of Kharkiv. There were no military personnel there. Instead, there were 30 civilians.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Thirteen people were injured, including a Turkish citizen and a Georgian.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

S-300 missiles were fired from the Russian frontier region of Belgorod.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:25.695Z

Source story: 3811329-war-update-77-combat-engagements-occur-on-front