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Vadym Blyshchyk shot down an enemy quadcopter during battles on the border of Kharkiv and Donetsk regions in August 2022, and used information from it to help Ukrainian defenders strike at Russian positions.

Slobozhanske, Kharkiv Oblast
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

In August 2022, Voron took part in battles on the border of Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. There, together with his unit, he destroyed the occupiers, personally shot down an enemy quadcopter, and received information from it that allowed the Ukrainian defenders to strike at the Russian positions.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attempted reconnaissance-in-force near Pytomnyk, were unsuccessful, and retreated with losses.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck the Zmiivska community, wounding three civilians (two women and a man) with minor injuries.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

On August 14, strikes killed one in Enerhodar and three in Zmiyiv; multiple settlements in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions were hit.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched a missile strike on the Kharkiv Oblast, injuring three people.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled civilian infrastructure in the areas of Kharkiv, Udy, Prudianka, Ruska Lozova, Cherkaskie and Ruski Tyshki, Petrivka, Stary Saltiv, Ivanivka, Husarivka, Lebyazhe and Korobochkine.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:06.603Z

Source story: 3865394-in-memory-of-junior-lieutenant-hero-of-ukraine-vadym-blyshchyk-call-sign-voron