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Artillery fires were reported at Rubizhne, Makievka, Lysychansk and Popasna, with street fighting ongoing in Popasna.

Popasna, Luhansk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukraine Armed Forces (military_unit) RF forces (military_unit) Popasna (location) Russian saboteurs (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Luhansk Oblast (location) Russian artillery (weapon_system) Sievierodonetsk (location) Lysychansk (location) Rubizhne (location) BARS 7 regiment (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Zolote (location) Southern Military District (military_unit) 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade (military_unit) Azot plant (location) Serhiy Haidai (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Siversk (location) Horne (location) Kamysheva (location) Orehove (location) Pryvolne (location) Novodruzhesk (location) Komyshuvakha (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Artillery fires were reported at Rubizhne, Makievka, Lysychansk and Popasna, with street fighting ongoing in Popasna.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Attacks and attempts to take Popasna are ongoing

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Some people in shelters can no longer leave Popasna due to active fighting

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops opened fire on two evacuation buses

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

No information on casualties was reported as the drivers cannot be reached

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Street fighting continues in Popasna and the situation is extremely severe.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups shelled evacuation vehicles in Popasna, resulting in one damaged bus found with blood traces and a second missing bus.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.502Z

Source story: day-66-2023-02-10