💥 Attack

HIMARS rockets struck a hotel reportedly housing RF soldiers in Kadiivka (Stakhanov), killing or injuring dozens or hundreds according to Luhansk regional defense commander Serhy Haidai and Russian politician Igor Girkin.

February 13, 2023 Kadiivka, Luhansk

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

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Entities

HIMARS (weapon_system) Serhy Haidai (person) Igor Girkin (person) Kadiivka (location) Russian forces (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Wagner PMC (military_unit) Belogorivka (location) Lysychansk (location) Bilohorivka (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Kreminna (location)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

HIMARS rockets struck a hotel reportedly housing RF soldiers in Kadiivka (Stakhanov), killing or injuring dozens or hundreds according to Luhansk regional defense commander Serhy Haidai and Russian politician Igor Girkin.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian forces continued to conduct ground attacks northwest of Svatove and near Kreminna

Kyiv Independent →

Five settlements of Luhansk Oblast were attacked by Russian troops with mortars and artillery.

Censor.NET →

Sixty Wagner fighters died in a first assault in the Belogorivka district due to mortar fire.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.984Z

Source story: day-185a-2023-02-13