Russian forces launched offensive operations in Toretsk, a town approximately 40 kilometers north of Donetsk city.

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Russian forces (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kramatorsk pizzeria (location) Iskander missile system (weapon_system) Uragan rocket launchers (weapon_system) Vadym Filashkin (person) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Toretsk (location) Selydove (location) Yasenove (location) Ukrainian army (military_unit) Kanal neighborhood (location) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) 25th Separate Airborne Brigade (military_unit) 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Hirnyk (location) New York (location) Russian army (organization) Uragan (weapon_system)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

When the Russian assaults began, life in the town, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Donetsk city, deteriorated drastically. Compared to others in war-scarred east Ukraine, Galyna Poroshyna had been lucky to live in Toretsk.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk pizzeria killed 13 people including four children

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Aftermath of a Russian airstrike that wounded six civilians in Selydove, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on June 27, 2024.

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Extracted: 2026-02-23T15:07:56.824Z

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