💥 Attack

Russian forces struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk with strikes that killed four people and wounded dozens more.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk killed four people and wounded dozens more on Monday, the governor of the Donetsk region said.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A 62-year-old man was killed and another person injured after a Russian guided bomb attack on the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Drone operators with the Phoenix strike drones unit have destroyed five pieces of enemy equipment and weapons in the Bakhmut sector within 24 hours, including an observation system, a UAZ-452 van, a buggy car and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.

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Extracted: 2026-02-23T15:07:56.781Z

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