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Russian forces conducted a ballistic missile strike against civilian areas in Kharkiv City on April 18, striking a residential area with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions.

Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Iskander-M (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Kharkiv (location) 3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) Kupyansk community (location) Kupiansk (location) Russian occupiers (organization) Russian forces (organization) Oleh Syniehubov (person) State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization) Russian armed forces (organization) Vovchansk (location) Shebekino (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck Kharkiv City with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia attacked Kharkiv with ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions on April 18, injuring 120 people and killing one person

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy unsuccessfully conducted assault operations in Vovchansk over the past day.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.739Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-18-2025