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Russia Drops 3,000-lb Bomb, Devastates Sloviansk Block

6/24/2026

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Russia dropped a 3,000-pound bomb on Sloviansk, destroying almost an entire city block.
Elderly resident Nadiya Trofimchuk fled her lifelong home after the strike.
Ukrainian forces have defended the Donetsk region for years despite Russia’s larger numbers and firepower.
The attack heightened fears that Russia aims to capture the “fortress belt” cities of Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka, as Ukraine recently gained momentum from longer-range strikes and stalled Russian advances.

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Russia dropped a 3,000-pound bomb on Sloviansk, destroying almost an entire city block.
Elderly resident Nadiya Trofimchuk fled her lifelong home after the strike.
Ukrainian forces have defended the Donetsk region for years despite Russia’s larger numbers and firepower.
The attack heightened fears that Russia aims to capture the “fortress belt” cities of Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka, as Ukraine recently gained momentum from longer-range strikes and stalled Russian advances.