The Russia-Ukraine war · Long-range air, missile and drone strikes

Russian missile destroys a dormitory in Kharkiv's Saltivka district; overnight strikes kill at least 17

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A missile destroyed a three-storey dormitory in Kharkiv's Saltivka district on the night of 17 to 18 August. Meduza, citing Ukrainian officials, reported 17 dead and 42 injured across the city overnight. Russia's defence ministry said it had hit a temporary base of foreign fighters and killed more than 90; Ukrainian officials said the building housed civilians. Kharkiv had been under regular Russian shelling since February.

When: 18 August 2022
Where: Kharkiv, Ukraine
What: missile attack, residential
Acting party: Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution: Acknowledged by the acting party. Russia's defence ministry said it struck the building, describing it as a military site.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

Origin of the claim Meduza Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kharkiv regional officials' counts and Russian defence ministry statement · published 2022-08-18 00:00 UTC
Origin of the claim Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kharkiv regional officials' counts · published 2022-08-18 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	reported	P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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