💥 Attack

Russian forces shelled Chuhuiv twice with S-300 missiles, killing a civilian woman who worked as a boiler room operator and wounding another person. An educational institution was damaged in the strike.

January 18, 2024 Chuhuiv, 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.

Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) S-300 missiles (weapon_system) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Serhiy Melnyk (person) Chuhuiv (location) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) S-300 (weapon_system) Kharkiv region (location) Belgorod region (location) Russian shops (military_unit) Kupiansk (location) Kharkiv Regional Military Administration (organization) Kharkiv Oblast (location) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Defense Forces (military_unit) Russian invaders (military_unit) Kupiansk front (location) Enemy (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Khortytsia Separate Military Unit (military_unit) Synkivka (location) Petropavlivka (location) Tabaivka (location) Berestove (location) Russian troops (military_unit) Kupiansk forest (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kuyansk (location) Oleh Synehubov (person)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shelled Chuhuiv twice on January 18, 2024

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian troops struck Chuhuiv with S-300 missiles

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A civilian woman, a boiler room operator, was killed in the strike

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

One other person was wounded and received medical assistance on the spot

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

An educational institution was damaged

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

In the Kharkiv region, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synehubov reported one death and two injured in a Russian attack on Kuyansk, a city 60km from the Russian border.

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