💥 Attack

Unconfirmed reports of a large explosion in Mariupol at 15:40 on Saturday, along with scattered reports of smoke and possible explosions near Chongar, Berdyansk, and Novopetrivka.

August 12, 2022 Mariupol, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

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

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Mariupol (location) Chongar (location) Berdyansk (location) Novopetrivka (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Mariupol Philharmonic (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Popasna (location) Bilohorivka (location) Lysychansk Oil Refinery (location) Kramatorsk (location) Kurakhove (location) Kodema (location) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Mariinka (location) Pisky (location) Avdiivka (location) Ukraine General Staff (organization) Spirne (location) Ivano-Dariivka (location) Vyimka (location) Yakovlivka (location) Vershyna (location) Zaitseve (location) Oleksandr Honcharenko (person) Mariupol Now (organization) Petro Andriushchenko (person) Russia (organization) Donetsk Oblast (location) Russian troops (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Krykulyenko (person) DNR (organization) Donetsk Regional Military Administration (organization) Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit) Kramatorsk City Council (organization) Alexander Goncharenko (person) Siversk direction (location) Kramatorsk direction (location) Bakhmut direction (location) Avdiivka direction (location) Yury Krykurenko (person) Horlivka (location) 95th Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit) Pavlo Kirilenko (person) Kurakhovo (location) Vadym Lyakh (person) Cherevkivka (location) Sloviansk (location) TOS-1A "Solntsepek" (weapon_system) Russian occupiers (military_unit) Russian aviation (military_unit) TOS-1A 'Solntsepek' (weapon_system) TOS-1A Solntsepek (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Unconfirmed reports of a large explosion in Mariupol at 15:40 on Saturday, along with scattered reports of smoke and possible explosions near Chongar, Berdyansk, and Novopetrivka.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces used tank guns and artillery to fire on areas near Pereizne, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Vershyna, and Kurdiumivka.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Vyimka, Ivano-Darivka, Spirne, Yakovlivka, Soledar, and Bakhmutske.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia continues to conduct an offensive near the towns of Mariinka, Pisky, Avdiivka, and Kodema in Donetsk Oblast.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian forces advanced towards Horlivka and Zaitsevo with partial success.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

On August 12, an 11-year-old girl was injured in Kramatorsk and two children aged 15 and 9 were injured in Bakhmut due to shelling in the Donetsk region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.978Z

Source story: day-171-2023-02-12