Russian attack on Kramatorsk, Sloviansk on 18 February evening killed 4, injured 2, according to local officials.

On 18 February evening, Russian forces targeted Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, hitting a school in Sloviansk, destroying two houses, and damaging 23 more in Kramatorsk.

Rescues found the body of a security guard from the rubble of a school in Sloviansk, local governor Vadym Filashkin said.

The Russian attack killed a family in Kramatorsk, City Council reported at 2 pm on 18 February. Rescuers found the body of the family under the rubble of the damaged house.

Russian forces regularly shell the Ukraine-controlled cities in Donetsk Oblast, often causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.

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