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Russian Defence Ministry posts described drone strikes near Zaporizhzhia–Komyshuvakha, but no AIF.RU article is evidenced.

The Claim

Russian sources reported that Ukrainian National Guard checkpoints and several temporary deployment points were destroyed by loitering munitions and drones on the road between Zaporizhzhia and Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia direction, according to an article published by AIF.RU.

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The Short Version

The claim's core attribution — that AIF.RU published this specific article — is unsupported by any available evidence. While Russian Ministry of Defence Telegram posts contain near-identical language about drone strikes on Ukrainian National Guard checkpoints along the Zaporizhzhia–Komyshuvakha road, no AIF.RU article is cited, linked, or quoted in the evidence record. Independent Ukrainian sources describe a different strike type (guided aerial bombs on residential areas), and the Institute for the Study of War notes Ukrainian sources did not confirm checkpoint destruction.

Caveats

  • The specific attribution to AIF.RU is unverified — no AIF.RU article, URL, or direct quotation appears in any available evidence source.
  • The only matching language comes from Russian Ministry of Defence Telegram channels, which are belligerent-party sources with a direct interest in claiming military successes and do not constitute independent verification.
  • Independent reporting on Komyshuvakha describes guided aerial bomb strikes on residential areas, not drone/loitering munition strikes on military checkpoints, and ISW notes Ukrainian sources did not confirm the alleged checkpoint destruction.

The Receipts

  1. Russian strike on Komyshuvakha

    Ivan Fedorov Zaporizhzhia Telegram

  2. Operational update: Strikes in Zaporozhye direction

    Russian Ministry of Defence Telegram

  3. Two injured in Russian guided bomb strike on Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia district

    Ukrainska Pravda

  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 22, 2026

    Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

  5. Военнослужащие Росгвардии в Запорожской области сбили ...

    Tyumedia

  6. Russia struck Zaporizhzhia district with aerial bombs - two injured reported

    UNN

  7. Russian FAB bombs kill 1, wound 10 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

    Hromadske

  8. Росгвардейцы на южном направлении за неделю уничтожили 55 ...

    Zakonvest

  9. уничтожили пункты управления дронами ВСУ в Запорожье. Видео

    News.Mail.ru

  10. Нацгвардейцы показали, как уничтожают оккупантов на Запорожье

    Spravzhne Media

+ 4 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

AIF.RUKomyshuvakhaUkrainian National GuardZaporizhzhia