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Russian troops struck Bakhmut with artillery, causing one shell to hit the road and releasing shrapnel that fatally injured two elderly women.

Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Russian troops (military_unit) artillery (weapon_system) civilians (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Russian forces (military_unit) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (military_unit) Bakhmut front (location) Wagner Group (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Soledar (location) Krasna Hora (location) Bakhmut (location) Mayorsk (location) Mariinka (location) Novomykhailivka (location) Pobeda (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Kramatorsk (location) Kurakhove (location) Russia (organization) Blahodatne (location) HIMARS (weapon_system) Makiivka (location) Russian 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Bakhmut direction (location) Ukrainian 28th Separate Machine Gun Artillery Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Soledar-Bakhmut-Mayorsk section (location) Avdiivka (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russia attacked Bakhmut at 12:00 on 4 January with artillery, resulting in shrapnel injuries.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched frontal attacks against Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut, with artillery fire originating from Opytne.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

89 troops were known to have been killed in the strike, up from the initial 63 reported by Russia

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine and Russian sources believe the real death toll is closer to 400

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Artillerymen of the 28th separate mechanized brigade destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold in the Bakhmut direction.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:57.115Z

Source story: 7383576