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Russian forces conducted a months-long bombing campaign on Pokrovsk, destroying buildings including the local university main building.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Kyiv Post Ukrinform Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (military_unit) Pokrovsk University (location) Ukraine (organization) Pokrovsk (location) Donetsk (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade (person) Ukrainian 100th Territorial Defense Brigade (person) Financial Times (organization) Boris Rozhin (person) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Russian invasion force (organization) Ukrainian Air Force (organization) Mykola Oleshchuk (person) Silver (person) Niu-York (location) Nelipivka (location) Zalizne (location) Pivnichne (location) Toretsk (location) 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Khorytsia group of forces (military_unit) Freedom of Russia Legion (military_unit) HUR (organization)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The university main building was hit on Aug. 20, described by a professor as 'the end'

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops held back 11 attacks in the districts of Hrakivka, Novosadove, Makiivka, Nevske, Novoserhiivka, Novoiehorivka, and Torske.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The soldier threw a grenade injuring his commander near Ocheretyne

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:11.690Z

Source story: 43966