At Least Four Civilians Killed by Russia’s Sunday Morning Strike on Recreation Area Near Kharkiv; Russia Attacked 98 Ukrainian Settlements in 14 Regions Over Past Day

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barrel artillery, Crimes against Humanity, genocide, Kharkiv, Kharkiv district, Luhansk, MLRS, mortars, OTRK, park, playground, recreation area, Russia, Russia’s war on Ukraine, Russian invasion on Ukraine, Russian offensive, SAMs, tactical aviation, tanks, UAVs, Ukraine, Ukrainian counter-offensive, war crimes

“At least four people were killed in a Russian strike on the Kharkiv district on the morning of 19 May BY ROMAN PETRENKO — SUNDAY, 19 MAY 2024, 12:38, UKRAINSKA PRAVDA

THE AFTERMATH OF THE RUSSIAN STRIKE ON A RECREATION AREA NEAR KHARKIV. PHOTO: OLEKSANDR HOLOLOBOV

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration https://t.me/synegubov/9568; Oleksandr Hololobov, Head of Mala Danylivka hromada [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Quote: “At the moment, we know that four civilians were killed. At least eight people were injured. The invaders struck an area where local residents were resting.”

Details: Hololobov noted that, based on early reports, five people had been killed in the Russian strike on the public facility. All the injured have been hospitalised.

At the time of the strike, an air-raid warning had been in place for about 8 hours in Kharkiv Oblast. Support UP or become our patron! https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/supportus/
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“Consequences of Russian shelling over the past day
According to information provided by the Situation Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the Military Media Center, during the past day, Russian troops shelled the territory of 14 regions of Ukraine. https://t.me/militarymediacenter

In total, 98 settlements and 101 infrastructure objects were attacked from various types of weapons – mortars, tanks, barrel artillery, MLRS, SAMs, OTRK, UAVs and tactical aviation.

There are dead and wounded among civilians, the number of victims is being clarified.
May 19, 2024, 10:10 am” https://t.me/militarymediacenter/3873

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