💥 Attack

The Russian Aerospace Forces conducted an air strike using two UMPK-500 bombs on a field hospital for Ukrainian defenders in the Zaporizhzhia direction on August 18.

August 18, 2023 Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Censor.NET Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit) UMPK-500 bombs (weapon_system) field hospital (location) Ukrainian military (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (organization) Russian marines (military_unit) Robotyne (location) Russian forces (organization) Komyshuvakha (location) Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (organization) Ukraine (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Ukrainian Defence Forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Russian Aerospace Forces conducted an air strike with two UMPK-500 bombs on a field hospital of the Ukrainian military in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian Assault Infantry Put Russian Marines to Flight in Successful Counterattack

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian forces launched a missile attack on one of the districts of the city of Zaporizhzhia.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:23.101Z

Source story: ruscists-confess-to-another-war-crime-attack-on-hospital-of-armed-forces-of-ukraine-in-zaporizhzhia