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Russian forces shelled Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi District at around 11:50 a.m. on April 18. “The shells fell on the playgrounds near residential buildings,” Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported. The attack killed two civilians and damaged several residential buildings.

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