Russian forces dropped a FAB-250 bomb on a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv, killing at least 18 people including three children and injuring 21 total.
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FAB-250 was used 'against' a high-rise apartment block where dozens of residents were sleeping. At least 18 casualties, including three minors.
21 injured persons sought medical help.
Among those affected were three children aged 17, 17, and 8.
Two civilians were in grave condition.
Six people were hospitalized and 60 residents of the apartment block were evacuated.
A Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv wounded 21 people including three minors, with eight hospitalized and two in critical condition
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