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Ukrainian army fired up to 677 projectiles at Russian territory daily last week — diplomat

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 213 words
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Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik provided TASS with statistics regarding Ukrainian projectile launches and casualties among Russian civilians. He specifically highlighted an attack on a commuter bus in Yenakiyevo and alleged targeting of rescue teams and civilian infrastructure.

Propaganda risk 70%
Claims checked 8
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

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What happened

The Ukraine conflict reached a new peak last week due to the Kiev regime’s actions, with Ukrainian forces launching up to 677 projectiles daily at Russian territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS.

Why it matters

"The Kiev regime's attacks peaked again in 2026.

Common ground

<...> The average number of daily projectile launches stood at 677 last week," he said.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik provided TASS with statistics regarding Ukrainian projectile launches and casualties among Russian civilians. He specifically highlighted an attack on a commuter bus in Yenakiyevo and alleged targeting of rescue teams and civilian infrastructure.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 95%
Significant concerns. Multiple propaganda techniques detected.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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Appeal to Pity 85% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ukrainian forces launching up to 677 projectiles daily at Russian territory”
SINGLE SOURCE
The specific figure of 677 projectiles daily is attributed to Rodion Miroshnik in a TASS report. No other independent news organizations are provided in the evidence to corroborate this specific statistic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Black Sea Fleet (Russian: Черноморский флот, romanized: Chernomorskiy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea. The Black Sea Fleet, along…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_Fleet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Ukraine. Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Germany originally were established in 1918 as between Ukr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany–Ukraine_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Figures all precede the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. * - Figures for Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast exclude occupied territories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ukrainian_oblasts_and_…
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Claim 2: “Kiev’s militants carried out drone strikes, trying to disrupt traffic on highways connecting residential areas in Crimea, the DPR, the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions”
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The claim is mentioned in the context of a post by Rodion Miroshnik. While other search results mention drone attacks in Crimea in 2026, they do not specifically corroborate the targeting of highways connecting these four specific regions as a coordinated effort.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 ... Yet the original owners are Crimean Tatars .Ukrainians got Crimea as a gift form soviet union in 1954. 11w.
https://www.facebook.com/RoyaNewsEnglish/posts/a-ukrainian-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... Attacks on logistics, fuel, ammunition, and troops moving to the front line all indicate that Russian forces are facing difficulties on the ...
https://www.facebook.com/PakistanTVGlobal/posts/so-they-clea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 2, 2026 ... KievRegimeCrimes ⚡️ Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion #Miroshnik: PHOTO EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian ...
https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/posts/kievregimecrimes️-a…
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Claim 3: “Ukrainian forces also committed crimes by targeting rescue teams arriving at the scenes of shelling attacks”
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Multiple sources (TASS and CovertAction Magazine) report instances of Ukrainian forces targeting rescue teams and firefighters in the DPR and Donetsk districts.
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web search NEUTRAL — When an ambulance and rescuers arrived at the scene, they came under shelling as well. The medics were killed and nine rescuers were wounded. DPR Emergencies Minister Alexey Kostrubitsky told TASS ear…
https://tass.com/politics/1582021
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web search NEUTRAL — On June 18, Ukraine targeted a central Donetsk district after Emergency Services had arrived, killing a firefighter and the driver, and injuring three more rescuers. In early June, heavy Ukrainian she…
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/09/23/ukrainian-army-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles -- the first one to draw crews t…
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/aug/09/russians-tar…
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Claim 4: “more than 230 people, including 18 children, had suffered injuries [in Ukrainian attacks in the previous week]”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses Russian attacks on Ukraine (Save the Children, Kyiv Independent) rather than Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. There is no evidence provided to support the claim of 230 injured Russians.
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web search NEUTRAL — Save the Children responds to reports that a major attack on Ukraine last night has killed at least 18 people including two boys with children also among the injured.
https://www.savethechildren.net/news/news-quote-children-kil…
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web search NEUTRAL — News, analyses, investigations, opinions, podcasts and more. On-the-ground reporting from Ukraine.2:59 am. Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 2, injures 42, including children.
https://kyivindependent.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — He said residents could well be trapped in the rubble of damaged buildings. Russian bombs also struck an apartment building on Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one …
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5286482-russian-attacks-ukr…
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Claim 5: “over 40 Russian civilians had been killed in Ukrainian attacks in the previous week”
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The specific figure of 40 Russian civilians killed in the previous week is attributed to Rodion Miroshnik. Other sources discuss general death tolls but do not corroborate this specific weekly count.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Spiderweb (Ukrainian: Операція «Павутина», romanized: Operátsija "Pavutýna") was a covert drone attack carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) deep inside Russia on 1 June 2025,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spiderweb
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 6: “the Ukrainian army’s strike on a commuter bus traveling from Podolsk outside Moscow to the Crimean capital of Simferopol... took place in the town of Yenakiyevo in the DPR, killed eight people and left another 12 injured”
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Two independent sources (TASS and a report citing Denis Pushilin) confirm the strike on a bus traveling from Podolsk to Simferopol in Yenakievo, DPR, and the death toll of eight people.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Miroshnik, the Ukrainian army’s strike on a commuter bus traveling from Podolsk outside Moscow to the Crimean capital of Simferopol caused "the most tragic consequences."
https://tass.com/politics/2144379
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web search NEUTRAL — The death toll from a strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on a bus in Yenakievo, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), has increased to eight people. This was announced on June 3 by the head of the…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2108323
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian Armed Forces drones attacked infrastructure facilities in Kronstadt, Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts of St. Petersburg.
https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/06/03/2349394.html
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Claim 7: “The Ukrainian military launched over 4,700 projectiles at Russian territory last week”
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This figure (4,700 projectiles) is the weekly total derived from the daily average of 677 mentioned by Miroshnik. Only the TASS-linked reporting provides this specific number.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 8: “The Kiev regime's attacks peaked again in 2026”
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The provided evidence includes general Wikipedia pages and news snippets, but none of the sources confirm a peak in attacks specifically in the year 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukrainian may refer or relate to: Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe Ukrainians, an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine Demographics of Ukraine Ukrainian culture, composed of the material an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.