💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked the town of Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast with a Smerch multiple-launch rocket system, killing one person and injuring three others.

January 25, 2026 Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (organization) Smerch (weapon_system) 78-year-old woman (civilian) (person) 47-year-old resident (civilian) (person) 60-year-old resident (civilian) (person) 66-year-old resident (civilian) (person) Apartment buildings in Druzhkivka (location) Vadym Filashkin (person) Smerch multiple launch rocket system (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked the town of Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast with a Smerch multiple-launch rocket system on 25 January, killing a 78-year-old woman and injuring three other local residents aged 47, 60 and 66.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian strikes injured two people in Donetsk Oblast.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian occupiers shelled Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. The enemy used Smerch multiple launch rocket systems against the civilian population.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:57.424Z

Source story: 8017787