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civilian-incident2026-06-20 00:00 UTCπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ E-50 highway toward the Dolzhansky checkpoint, between Dolzhansky settlement and Rovenky, Luhansk region (LPR)

LPR official says UAV-dropped explosive devices killed two on E-50 highway near Dolzhansky

LPR official says UAV-dropped explosive devices killed two on E-50 highway near Dolzhansky

A local official reported that Ukrainian forces used a UAV to drop explosive devices on a busy section of the E-50 highway toward the Dolzhansky border crossing. A resident allegedly tried to move a suspicious object, triggering an explosion that killed two people; traffic was restricted while sappers worked.

DETAILS
Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-06-20 00:00
Reported
2026-06-20
Location
E-50 highway toward the Dolzhansky checkpoint, between Dolzhansky settlement and Rovenky, Luhansk region (LPR)
Coordinates
48.0898, 39.3680
Killed
2
Confidence
58 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

Two fatalities reported; traffic on the E-50 toward the Dolzhansky crossing was restricted during engineering/sapper operations.

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