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Rocket event in Ukraine on Mon 12th October 2026

12th October 2026

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On 12 October 2026, Russian forces carried out 11 strikes with Smerch MLRS and FPV drones on Slovyansk, Donetsk. Around 10:00, 3 Smerch MLRS strikes hit residential areas, injuring an elderly woman who was hospitalized. Separate FPV drone strikes injured 2 men aged 37 and 48, who sustained blast injuries, fractures, and shrapnel wounds. Russian forces also targeted firefighters extinguishing fires caused by earlier strikes, damaging a fire engine. Across the attacks, 4 civilians were injured, while an apartment building, 45 private houses, a petrol station, 7 civilian vehicles, 2 ambulances, and a fire engine were damaged.

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