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Russian forces conducted aerial bombardments and missile strikes on Bakhmut, destroying buildings and infrastructure including schools and residential blocks.

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

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Entities

Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) School No. 7 (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Bakhmut Territorial Defence Battalion (military_unit) Wagner Group (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) (military_unit) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Bakhmut (location) Avdiivka (location) Novopavlivka (location) Kostyantynivka (location) multiple launch rocket systems (weapon_system) Vuhledar (location) Lyman (location) Hands to Help (organization) Soledar (location) rocket systems (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Prechistivka (location) Bohoiavlenka (location) Ocheretyny (location) Kurakhovo (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Paraskoviivka (location) Vasiukivka (location) Siversk (location) Kurakhove (location) Novoukrainka (location) Prechystivka (location) Toretsk (location) Zvanivka (location) Pereizne (location) Mariupol (location) Russian Federation (organization) civilian infrastructure (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces have attacked Bakhmut with airstrikes and artillery, causing significant destruction to civilian infrastructure.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian missile strike on Kostyantynivka killed 3 civilians and injured 14.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The strike damaged four apartment buildings, a hotel, car garages, and civilian cars.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Protestant charity Hands to Help provided materials for two wells.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian troops fired an S-300 rocket at Konstantynivka around 9:15, hitting the city center.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:58.483Z

Source story: 7386927