💥 Attack

Russian forces shelled Donetsk City just after midnight on January 1, with DNR Head Denis Pushilin claiming strikes killed 4 and injured 13.

January 1, 2024 Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 7 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces struck Donetsk City killing 4 and injuring 13

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian warriors repelled 10 enemy attacks near Bohdanivka and Andriivka

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Hryhorivka, Riznykivka, Zvanivka, Spirne, Pivnichne and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast) were subjected to airstrikes.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Adil Muhammad was captured near Marinka while fighting for the Russian army in early 2024

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

4 people killed and 13 wounded in Donetsk shelling

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

According to Ukrainian officials and British intelligence, the Russian army dropped about 500 tons of aviation bombs.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian soldiers repelled 10 enemy attacks in the areas of Bohdanivka and Andriivka of the Donetsk region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.651Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-11