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Russia launches multi-weapon attack against 8 oblasts over past 24 hours

by The Kyiv Independent news desk April 5, 2023 10:54 AM 2 min read
The aftermath of Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast on April 4-5, 2023. (Photo: Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko/Facebook)
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Four people were killed and 14 were injured from Russian attacks across eight oblasts over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported via the Military Media Center on April 5.

According to information provided to the Defense Ministry by local officials, Russian troops shelled Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, and Donetsk oblasts over the past 24 hours.

Ninety-two settlements across the eight oblasts were attacked with multiple types of weapons, including grenade launchers, mortars, tanks, MLRS, drones, and tactical aircraft, the Defense Ministry wrote.

As a result of the attacks, local officials reported damage to 75 infrastructure objects.

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