Ukrainian forces used Russian reporter Aleksandr Kots' live broadcast to locate a Russian 240mm Tulpan heavy mortar system and destroyed it with artillery after it relocated to avoid counter-battery fire.
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Ukrainian forces used Russian reporter Aleksandr Kots' live broadcast to locate a Russian 240mm Tulpan heavy mortar system and destroyed it with artillery after it relocated to avoid counter-battery fire.
Russian forces attempted to break through defenses near Luhansk and struck Vrubivka and Bakhmut.
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Analysts from ISW report that Russian forces intend to start a new offensive to occupy northern Kherson Oblast and advance toward Zaporizhzhia.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.571Z
Source story: day-89a-2023-02-11