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2 killed, 16 injured as Russia attacks 8 Ukrainian regions over past day

by The Kyiv Independent news desk April 26, 2023 10:43 AM 2 min read
A household damaged by one of the Russian attacks on Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast on April 25-26, 2023. (Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko/Telegram)
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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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