💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted air strikes on Robotyne and Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

February 18, 2024 Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia

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Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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

Entities

Russian Federation (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Tavria operational and strategic group of troops (military_unit) Dmytro Lykhovii (person) Robotyne (location) Verbove (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian prisoners of war (person) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Operational Command Zakhid (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (organization) Russian forces (organization) 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Security Bureau of Ukraine (SBU) (organization) Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (organization) Russian equipment (weapon_system) Armed Forces of Ukraine General Staff (organization) Valery Olenik (person) 3rd Spartan operational brigade (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrainian Defence Forces (military_unit) 128th Separate Mountain Assault Zakarpattia Brigade (military_unit) Russian Army (military_unit) Operational Command "West" (military_unit) Western Operational Command (organization)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Enemy air strikes targeted Robotyne and Novodarivka in the Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Zaporizhzhia front, the Russians mounted 13 unsuccessful attempts to assault Ukrainian positions west of the settlement of Verbove and the village of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A drone video from Feb. 18, 2024 shows two unarmed soldiers of the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade walking in trenches between Robotyne and Verbove before being shot by Russian forces. Two more survived but were killed after raising their hands when Russians entered.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

There were also unsuccessful Russian attacks near the villages of Robotyne and Verbove in the southern Zaporizhzhia region

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian troops committed a war crime by shooting unarmed captured Ukrainian soldiers at close range near Robotyne on February 18, 2024.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:02.259Z

Source story: 3828747-war-update-82-combat-engagements-on-front-lines-in-past-24-hours