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Ukrainian forces likely struck an ammunition depot at the Tochmash Plant in occupied Donetsk City, with reports of massive explosions and secondary detonation.

Donetsk City, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainian forces likely continued their mid-range strike campaign against military assets in occupied Donetsk City on March 8. Geolocated footage and imagery published on March 8 show columns of smoke and debris at the site of several buildings in the northwestern area of occupied Donetsk City near the Tochmash Plant.

The enemy\'s plan on the Zaporizhzhia front was fully disrupted, similar to Dobropillia

The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a storage, preparation, and launch site for Russian Shahed-type strike UAVs in the Donetsk airport area with ATACMS and SCALP missiles.

Russian attacks killed one civilian and injured 10 others in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian FP-9 Pelikan missile strike hit the Tochmash factory causing major damage and secondary explosions

Russian occupiers advanced near the settlement of Udachne in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast

The UAV command post in Selidovo (TOT Donetsk region) was hit.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.827Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-8-2026