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Russian occupiers murdered nine sleeping civilians, seven adults and two children, in the house of a farmer family in occupied Volnovakha.

Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The murder of nine sleeping civilians, seven adults and two children, by the Russian occupiers in the house of the Kapkantsi farmer family in occupied Volnovakha, Donetsk region, in October 2023

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are now constantly attempting to take back lost positions. Moscow is strengthening its defenses around the railway south of Bakhmut with two to three-meter-deep mini trenches and anti-tank hedgehogs

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

In October, Russian forces began an offensive in the Avdiivka-Pokrovsk direction

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Matiash's unit fought in Bakhmut in the fall and winter.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:09.490Z

Source story: 3884360-not-only-a-strike-on-okhmatdyt-hospital-russian-war-crimes-against-ukrainian-children