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In the last 24 hours, Russian attacks were reported in eight Ukrainian oblasts – Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, and Donetsk.
Two civilians were killed, and at least 16 were injured, Ukraine's Defense Ministry media center said on April 26.
Russia struck a total of 122 settlements using mortars, tanks, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), anti-aircraft missile systems, drones, and tactical aviation, according to the report.
The media center added that 102 infrastructure facilities across Ukraine had been hit.
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