💥 Attack
Russian shelling set fire to wheat fields in the village of Nova Poltavka.
Nova Poltavka, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post
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Russian forces (organization) Russian Federation (organization) 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) BMP infantry fighting vehicle (weapon_system) BMP (weapon_system) Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Chasiv Yar (location) Toretsk (location) Avdiivka (location) Vovchansk (location)
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Kyiv Independent →
Source tone: certain
Shelling caused fires in wheat fields in Nova Poltavka
Kyiv Post →
Source tone: likely
Almost half of all Russian assaults are spearheaded by motorcycles, ATVs and buggies
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Extracted: 2026-02-22T18:49:20.867Z
Source story: wildfire-has-consumed-vast-chunks-of-ukraine-is-russia-deliberately-fuelling-the-flames