💥 Attack

A Russian missile struck a maternity ward in Selydove, killing a 36-year-old pregnant woman and her nine-year-old son.

February 12, 2024 Selydove, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Russian forces (organization) Selydove maternity hospital (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Avdiivka (location) Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant (location) Avdiivka coking plant (location) Zaliznychnyi Lane (location) Nevelske (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Olenivka (location) Volnovakha (location) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Ukrainian defenders (organization) Ukrainian soldiers (organization) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office (organization) Russian Special Forces (military_unit) Russian airborne troops (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Tavriia Operational Strategic Group (organization) Lantset (weapon_system) ZALA (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Dmytro Riumshyn (person) Ukraine's 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces (organization) Selydove (location) Niu-Iork (location) 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian missile struck maternity ward, killing pregnant woman and child

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian forces constructed a 30km barrier made of over 2,100 freight railcars between Olenivka and Volnovakha in occupied Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia has stopped using its infamous 'human wave' attacks in Avdiivka, instead deploying small assault groups supported by aviation to probe Ukrainian defenses

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.095Z

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