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Russian forces conducted airstrikes in the Zaporizhzhia direction, targeting multiple settlements.

Novoprokopivka, Zaporizhzhia region
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Censor.NET Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Mala Tokmachka, Robotyny, and Novodanilivka districts (location) Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Huliaypilske, Charivne, Lukyanivske, Plavni (location) Ukrainian forces (organization) Novoprokopivka (location) Melitopol (location) Tokmak (location)

Source Reports

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Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

More than 20 settlements were affected by the enemy's artillery shelling

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces have achieved success in fighting around the village of Novoprokopivka and are digging in at captured positions.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Residents of Melitopol heard explosions for the second day in a row on August 26, with several occurring in the morning from the direction of Tokmak

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:22.975Z

Source story: over-40-combat-clashes-took-place-during-day-russians-conducted-unsuccessful-offensive-actions-general