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Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian attempts to storm Metiolkine and Bilohorivka, forcing them to retreat to previously held positions.

Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attempted to storm Metiolkine and Bilohorivka but were unsuccessful and forced to retreat to their previously held positions.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian army counterattacked in Sievierodonetsk and pushed Russian troops out of portions of the city

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian control of Sievierodonetsk decreased from 70% to 50% following the counterattack

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

With the forces of assault and army aviation, occupiers struck infrastructure near Vozrozhdenia, Rotove, Novoluhanske, and Dolomitne.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

During the day, at least six apartment buildings each were damaged in Severodonetsk and Lysychansk due to Russian shelling.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attempted to cut off the settlement by shelling a bridge, with one shell hitting a surviving apartment.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:48.336Z

Source story: 7350229