💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked southwest of Orikhiv near Shcherbaky in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast

June 18, 2025 Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (location) Russian aviation (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian ground attacks in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast near Shcherbaky

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched missile and drone attacks against Zaporizhzhia, damaging multiple residential and non-residential buildings but inflicting no casualties

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck the Huliaipole community in Zaporizhzhia region, wounding a 62-year-old man who was taken to hospital.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.081Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-18-2025