💥 Attack

Ukrainian missile, artillery, and aviation launched coordinated strikes on a command post of the Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies and a large ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast east of Novotoretske.

August 22, 2025 Novotoretske, Donetsk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies (organization) Ukrainian General Staff (military_unit) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Pokrovsk (location) Kostiantinivka (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Toretsk (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian armed forces (organization) Ray-Aleksandrovka (location) Sloviansk (location) ISW (organization) Smerch (weapon_system) National Police's joint assault brigade "Liut" (military_unit) 4th separate motorized rifle brigade (Russian) (military_unit) 54th motorized rifle regiment (Russian) (military_unit) Akhmatovites (military_unit) 78th Special Purpose Motorized Rifle Regiment (Russian) (military_unit) 101st Regiment (Russian) (military_unit) 103rd Regiment (Russian) (military_unit) 8th Army (Russian) (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Vyimka (location) Pereizne (location) Bilа Hora (location) Shcherbynivka (location) Poltavka (location) Stepanivka (location) Nykonorivka (location) Novoeconomichne (location) Myroliubivka (location) Rodynske (location) Bilytske (location) Sukhyi Yar (location) Chunishyne (location) Zvirove (location) Udachne (location) Molodetske (location) Muravka (location) Dachne (location) Zelenyi Hai (location) Tovste (location) Shevchenko (location) Olhivske (location) Zaporizke (location) Temyrivka (location) Vyshneve (location) Russian Federation's armed forces (organization) State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization) FPV drone (weapon_system) FAB-250 bomb (weapon_system) Rubikon unit (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) KAB-250 (weapon_system) Gerbera UAV (weapon_system) 14th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Chervona Kalyna" (military_unit) BM-21 Grad (weapon_system) Pokrovsk front (location) Omega Special Purpose Center (military_unit) Devil's Team Officer unit (military_unit) National Guard of Ukraine (organization)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Ukrainian forces struck a command post and ammunition depot east of occupied Novotoretske, Donetsk Oblast.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian troops are slowly advancing northeast of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk Oblast

UNIAN →

ISW зафиксировала свидетельства того, что российские войска проникли к югу от Рай-Александровки 22 августа.

Censor.NET →

Russian occupiers attacked Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region with Smerch multiple rocket launchers. The hits were recorded in the residential sector and the local market.

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