💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system near occupied Liubymivka, fuel tanks near Shchotove, and an equipment depot near Valyanivske in occupied Luhansk Oblast.

April 3, 2026 Liubymivka, Luhansk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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Entities

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Buk-M1 air defense system (weapon_system) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Luhansk People’s Republic (organization) Shchotove (location) Stanytsya Luhanska (location) Defense Forces of Ukraine (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian drones (organization) Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (location) SBU (organization)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Ukrainian USF Commander Major Robert Magyar reported on April 3 that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system near occupied Liubymivka, fuel tanks near occupied Shchotove, and an equipment depot near occupied Valyanivske.

Ukrinform →

Defense Forces struck railway fuel trains in Shchotove and Stanytsia Luhanska areas

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian forces struck a rail convoy carrying fuel to the Russian military in occupied Luhansk on April 3

Kyiv Post →

Ukrainian drones targeted the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant, a critical facility for Russia's tank and artillery production, causing a total halt in operations

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.372Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-3-2026