💥 Attack

An explosion was heard in Zaporizhzhia on Monday evening following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of possible attacks, though no casualties or damage were reported.

Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

An explosion was heard in Zaporizhzhia on Monday evening

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Ukrainian Air Force had issued warnings of possible attacks before the explosion

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

No casualties or damage were reported as of early Tuesday morning

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Kursk operation is fulfilling its tasks and is going according to the plan.

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The most combat-ready Russian brigades have always been concentrated in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched an attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia at night on Sept. 2, killing two people, including an 8-year-old boy, and injuring two others

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:48:13.086Z

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