💥 Attack

Russian forces used artillery and drones to attempt to encircle Toretsk in the Donetsk region, threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian forces.

Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian forces, using artillery and drones, are attempting to encircle the city of Toretsk.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian glide bomb attack on the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast killed two civilians and injured 11 others, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Aug. 8.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops used a FAB-500, an air-dropped bomb weighing 500 kilograms, at around 6 p.m. local time.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Two men died of their injuries.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A child born in 2019 was among the wounded.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Two people were killed in the shelling of Kostiantynivka. The Russians shelled the town this morning - they hit the private residential sector. According to preliminary information, they used artillery.

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Extracted: 2026-02-21T07:37:36.234Z

Source story: 37095