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Russia hits Ukrainian army deployment sites in DPR with FAB bombs — Defense Ministry

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian army deployment sites and drone control points in the Donetsk People's Republic using FAB series glide bombs, targeting specific brigades and locations.

By Tertius News AI Desk 1 outlet · 3 articles Version 1 Coverage Jun 13–20, 2026 Published Aug 14

Lead

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on June 13 that crews of Russia's Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian army deployment sites near the settlements of Belitskoye and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) using FAB-3000 and FAB-1500 glide bombs. The ministry released a video of the strike, stating that live-recording images confirmed the successful destruction of targets.

Coverage Comparison

According to the ministry's statement, the temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard's 4th separate rapid reaction brigade was hit in the area of Belitskoye, and the temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army's 63rd separate mobile brigade was hit in the area of Shchurovo.

In a separate statement, the ministry reported that Russian Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bombers struck Ukrainian points of drone deployment and control in Dobropolye, Kucherov Yar, and Nikolayevka of the DPR, using FAB-1500 and FAB-500 aerial bombs. The strikes destroyed UAV control points of two separate brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine in Dobropolye and Kucherov Yar, and three FAB-1500 bombs struck the temporary deployment point of the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Nikolayevka.

Additionally, the ministry said airstrikes hit temporary deployment points of Ukrainian brigades in the Kramatorsk region of the DPR, employing FAB-250-270, FAB-500, and FAB-3000 aerial bombs equipped with universal gliding and correction modules. The temporary locations of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade near Rai-Alexandrovka, the 63rd separate mechanized brigade near Shchurov, and the 60th separate mechanized brigade in the Liman area were discovered, and the command decided to launch air strikes against them. The ministry said the attacks were confirmed by objective monitoring in real time.

Key Claims

Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian army deployment sites near Belitskoye and Shchurovo using FAB-3000 and FAB-1500 glide bombs.
The temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard's 4th separate rapid reaction brigade was destroyed near Belitskoye.
The temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army's 63rd separate mobile brigade was destroyed near Shchurovo.
Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers struck Ukrainian drone deployment and control points in Dobropolye, Kucherov Yar, and Nikolayevka using FAB-1500 and FAB-500 bombs.
UAV control points of two separate brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine were destroyed in Dobropolye and Kucherov Yar.
The temporary deployment point of the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was struck in Nikolayevka.
Russian airstrikes hit temporary deployment points of Ukrainian brigades in the Kramatorsk region using FAB-250-270, FAB-500, and FAB-3000 aerial bombs.
The temporary locations of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade, 63rd separate mechanized brigade, and 60th separate mechanized brigade were discovered in the Kramatorsk region.

The Defense Ministry's statements provide detailed accounts of the strikes, but independent verification of the claims was not available in the provided information.

How this outlet told it

TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC

Framing: Russian military success — Neutral/Official

Facts Included:

Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian army deployment sites
Use of FAB-3000 and FAB-1500 glide bombs
Targets near settlements of Belitskoye and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
Temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th separate rapid reaction brigade
Temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd separate mobile brigade

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TASS — English as of Jun 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC

Framing: Russian military action — Neutral/Official

Facts Included:

Russian Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bombers struck Ukrainian points of drone deployment and control
Use of FAB-1500 and FAB-500 bombs
Targets in Dobropolye, Kucherov Yar, and Nikolayevka of the DPR
Control points of UAVs of two separate brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine
Temporary deployment point of the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC

Framing: Russian military action — Neutral/Official

Facts Included:

Russian airstrikes hit temporary deployment points of Ukrainian brigades
Use of FAB-250-270, FAB-500, and FAB-3000 aerial bombs
Targets in the Kramatorsk region of the DPR
Temporary locations of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade, 63rd separate mechanized brigade, and 60th separate mechanized brigade

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Claim	Confidence	Status
ClaimRussian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian army deployment sites near the settlements of Belitskoye and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) using FAB-3000 and FAB-1500 glide bombs.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC
ClaimThe temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th separate rapid reaction brigade was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Belitskoye.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC
ClaimThe temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd separate mobile brigade was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Shchurovo.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC
ClaimRussian Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bombers struck Ukrainian points of drone deployment and control in Dobropolye, Kucherov Yar, and Nikolayevka of the DPR using FAB-1500 and FAB-500 bombs.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
ClaimThe control points of UAVs of two separate brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine were destroyed in the settlements of Dobropolye and Kucherov Yar of the DPR.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
ClaimThe temporary deployment point of the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was struck in the village of Nikolayevka, DPR.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
ClaimRussian airstrikes hit temporary deployment points of Ukrainian brigades in the Kramatorsk region of the DPR using FAB-250-270, FAB-500, and FAB-3000 aerial bombs.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC
ClaimThe temporary locations of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade, 63rd separate mechanized brigade, and 60th separate mechanized brigade were discovered in the Kramatorsk Region.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via TASS — English as of Jun 13, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC

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1 outlet · 3 articles consulted: TASS — English 8 claims extracted Version 1 Written 2026-08-14