💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces reportedly used French Caesar howitzers to strike a hotel in Donetsk where Dmitry Rogozin was celebrating his birthday, injuring him and several associates.

December 22, 2022 Donetsk, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

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

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Entities

Dmitry Rogozin (person) French Caesar howitzers (weapon_system) Roscosmos (organization) Donetsk (location) Russian armed forces (military_unit) Vitaliy Khotsenko (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Berestove (location) Yakovlivka (location) Soledar (location) Bakhmut (location) Opytne (location) Kurdiumivka (location) Ozarianivka (location) Maiorsk (location) New-York (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Nevelske (location) Marinka (location) Verkhnokamianske (location) Spirne (location) Bilohorivka (location) Bakhmutske (location) Pidhorodne (location) Klishchiivka (location) Andriivka (location) Oleksandro-Shultyne (location) Dyliivka (location) Druzhba (location) Pivnichne (location) Zalizne (location) Vesele (location) Vodiane (location) Pervomaiske (location) Novomykhailivka (location) Vuhledar (location) Prechystivka (location) Novoukrainka (location) Velyka Novosilka (location) Russian military (military_unit) boarding school (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Kurakhove (location) Russian forces (organization) Russia (organization) Multiple launch rocket systems (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Chechen battalion named after Sheikh Mansur (military_unit) Petro Andriushchenko (person) Kramatorsk (location) Kupiansk (location) Vovchansk (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces reportedly used French Caesar howitzers to strike a hotel in Donetsk where Dmitry Rogozin was celebrating his birthday, injuring him and several associates.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

A strike occurred at a hotel housing Russian military advisors in the outskirts of Donetsk on December 22, 2022.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian sources or context implies the strike was conducted by Ukraine, while Russian sides claimed it was intentional and precise.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces hit the town of Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast with multiple launch rocket systems on Dec. 22, resulting in one death and two injuries.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Fragments of Ukrainian soldiers' assault on Russian occupants' stronghold were published online in the Donetsk direction.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.200Z

Source story: day-302-2023-02-15