💥 Attack

Russian forces struck a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia City with unspecified drones, starting a fire in the gynecological department's reception area and injuring at least six people.

February 1, 2026 Zaporizhzhia City, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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

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Entities

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces struck a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia City with drones, injuring at least six people

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian defense forces struck a repair base of a Russian engineering-sapper regiment in the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces conducted counterattacking operations across a broad sector of the southern front line, specifically where the eastern edge of Zaporizhzhia Oblast meets neighboring Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Territorial gains near Zaporizhzhia

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian officers statement on counterattack objectives

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

15 Russian attack attempts in Huliaipole direction near multiple settlements

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.899Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-1-2026