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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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Thursday, March 17, 2022
At least 21 dead after Russian shelling of east Ukraine town
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Rescuers remove debris from a building damaged by shelling in central Kharkiv, on March 16, 2022, amid the ongoing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Sergey Bobok/AFP)
KYIV — At least 21 people are killed and 25 injured when Russian forces shelled a town in eastern Ukraine, local prosecutors say.
Artillery fire earlier today hit a school and a cultural center in the town of Merefa, outside the city of Kharkiv, regional prosecutors say in a post on Facebook. Of the wounded, 10 people are in serious condition, they add.
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