💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted FAB-1500 and FAB-250 strikes against Slovyansk, injuring three civilians and destroying a school.

April 21, 2026 Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post 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: certain

Russian forces conducted FAB strikes against Slovyansk injuring three civilians

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

In the Lyman sector, Russian forces carried out 10 attacks.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia bombed the city of Sloviansk, injuring three people. A school, 15 high-rise residential buildings, two houses, three shops, a beauty salon, a pharmacy, and a notary's office were also damaged

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces targeted command and observation positions in occupied Donetsk region and a concentration of Russian troops

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces carried out air strikes on Sloviansk using FABs at 23:20 and 05:50

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.751Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-21-2026