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The 24th Mechanized Brigade stopped a major Russian attack south of Lysychansk, destroying multiple tanks. Opposition forces were elements of the Russian 810th and 155th Naval Infantry Brigades.

Popasna, Luhansk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

24th Mechanized Brigade stopped a major attack and destroyed multiple tanks

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Opposition were elements of RF's 810th (Sevastopol) and 155th (Vladivostok) Naval Infantry Brigades

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian troops unsuccessfully attempted to gain a foothold near Kreminna and Rubizhne

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces fired on Zolote

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

At least two people were killed in the shelling

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Four people were injured in the shelling

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.219Z

Source story: day-54-2023-02-10