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Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed by alleged Russian forces shelling on residential buildings and on a local playground in the Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv, on April 18th, 2022.
A statement from the Ministry of the Defense of Ukraine declared that Russian forces shelled residential buildings and playgrounds. Hromadske News reported that two civilians were killed, a man and a woman, when Russian shelling began around 11:50am. Numerous homes were damaged and destroyed.
Obozrevatel News described the two victims as dying “on the spot”, as Russian shells hit residential buildings and neighboring homes were damaged. Tweets from @black_cerber, 2CrimeaUA1, @HromadskeUA, and @dw__ukranian all issued similar reports including images of the damage.
The incident has reference to ACLED code UKR56037.
The incident occured at approximately 11:50 am local time.
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Graphic image of a victim of alleged Russian shelling of Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv on April 18, 2022. (Image posted by @TridentUA) -
Damage caused by alleged Russian shelling of Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv on April 18, 2022. (Image posted by @CrimeaUA1)
Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention the Osnovianskyi District (Основ’янский район) of the city of Kharkiv (Харків). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 49.961461, 36.305721.