💥 Attack

Russia launched air strikes in Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Robotyne and Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russia launched air strikes in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Robotyne and Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Russian forces struck Ukrainian positions northwest and west of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Ukraine appears to have lost its first British-supplied Challenger 2 tank, after video surfaced on social media early on Tuesday morning of one of the vehicles burning at the side of the road believed to be south of the recently-liberated town of Robotyne.

Video reviewed by Kyiv Post analysts suggested the Challenger 2 was in an area that had been subjected to active artillery fire.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the Melitopol direction, consolidating their positions and conducting counter-battery operations.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:12.781Z

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