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Ukrainian gunners operating M777 howitzers stopped Russia's last major combined arms operation of the war at the Donets River in the eastern Donbas, destroying assault bridges and repelling crossing attempts.

Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

In early May, Ukrainian gunners operating 60 to 80 M777 cannon rushed to the front brought Russia's last full-on combined arms operation of the war to a bloody halt

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A bullet fired by a Russian sniper hit Azov Brigade member Artem Dubyna in the head and passed through his neck.

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Extracted: 2026-03-21T05:18:32.743Z

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