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A fire broke out at a machine-building plant in occupied Luhansk region where Russian forces stored and repaired military equipment. The local occupation media reported 12 explosions.

Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast
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A fire broke out at a machine-building plant in the occupied part of the Luhansk region where the occupiers stored their military equipment. The occupation media reported 12 explosions this afternoon.

Ukrainian strike against occupied Luhansk on Aug. 4 resulted in a fire at Factory 100 machine repair plant used to repair and store Russian military equipment

Russian occupation authorities claimed 12 Western missiles (8 ATACMS and 4 Storm Shadow) were used in the attack

4 missiles were shot down by air defenses on approach to the city

Fallen debris resulted in dry grass catching fire, warehouses with fuel tanks and residential areas were also hit

Ukrainian forces conducted missile strikes against fuel storage warehouses in occupied Luhansk City

Ukrainian forces struck a facility in occupied Luhansk where occupiers were repairing equipment, causing an explosion.

In addition to Nevske and Makiivka, the invaders attacked Stelmakhivka yesterday.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:33.897Z

Source story: 3891968-fire-breaks-out-at-machinebuilding-plant-in-luhansk-region