💥 Attack

Ukrainian strikes targeted power generation infrastructure in Russian-occupied territory of Donetsk region.

August 18, 2025 Katerynivka, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukraine (organization) Donetsk region (location) Ukrainian Dnipro Group of Forces (military_unit) Kostyantyn Mashovets (person) Viktor Trehubov (person) Russian forces (organization) 12th "Azov" Special Forces Brigade (military_unit) Russian troops (organization) United States intelligence (organization) Geranium-2 (weapon_system) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Oleh Babichev (person) Dmytro Havrik (person) Roman Khomayko (person) 1st Corps of the 'Azov' National Guard (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Azov National Guard (military_unit) State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Ukrainian strikes targeted power generation infrastructure in Russian-occupied territory of Donetsk region.

Institute for the Study of War →

Ukrainian forces recently liberated Zapovidne (formerly Nykanorivka) and Dorozhnie southwest of Dobropillya.

Kyiv Independent →

In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed three people and injured seven.

Censor.NET →

Soldiers of the 12th "Azov" Special Forces Brigade did not allow Russian troops to gain a foothold in Katerynivka, Donetsk region. The enemy vehicles were burned down and the infantry were killed by FPV drones.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.682Z

Source story: day-1275b-2025-08-24