Russian media reported multiple explosions in occupied Luhansk, with smoke rising over the city. TASS reported missiles flew over the city and anonymous Telegram channels posted photos of smoke pillars.
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Russian media reported several explosions in occupied Luhansk, with missiles flying over the city and smoke pillars rising from the industrial zone. A total of four explosions were reported.
Explosions were heard in Luhansk on June 8, with smoke rising over industrial sites.
Russian state media TASS claimed missiles flew over the city and cited a colonel attributing the strikes to UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles, a claim that could not be independently verified.
Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the incident.
The targeted communities were found in nine Ukrainian oblasts – Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolaiv
The enemy carried out airstrikes in the area of Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:08.796Z
Source story: 7405871