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Russian military offensive in Kramatorsk

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The security situation in Kramatorsk has deteriorated as Russian military forces approached the city outskirts. In early August 2026, Ukrainian authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of 525 children due to intensified attacks, as Russian forces were reported to be within 10 to 20 kilometers of the city. Kramatorsk and Sloviansk represent a critical defensive belt in the Donetsk region. By mid-August, the conflict escalated into direct strikes on the urban center. ~~A series of~~ On a Thursday evening, the city was hit eight ~~Russian airstrikes conducted~~ times within a thirty-minute ~~window targeted~~ window. These strikes impacted residential ~~areas~~ buildings and caused fires in apartment blocks in both Kramatorsk and the nearby settlement of ~~Belenke.~~ Bilenke. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported at least one death and 15 injuries, asserting that the strikes against residential structures were a “deliberate effort against the population.”

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