💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted offensive and assault operations on the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts, attempting to seize Soledar and expand control over the western outskirts of Donetsk. These attempts were unsuccessful in improving their tactical positions.

Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) 2S3 Akatsiya (weapon_system) 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Triasyl (military_unit) 26th Artillery Brigade named after General Roman Dashkevich (military_unit) Donetsk (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian occupying forces (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) Azov Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Azovstal Steel Plant (location) Andrii Shymko (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Avdiivka (location) Kramatorsk (location) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Bakhmut (location) Soledar (location) Pesky (location) Sloviansk (location) Severisk (location) Donetsk Oblast (location) Mazanivka (location) Zaitseve (location) Verkhnya (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Peski (location) Marinka (location) Lozove (location) Toretsk (location) Smerch (weapon_system) Uragan (weapon_system) Grad (weapon_system) Maryinka (location) Zalizne (location) Kalinove (location) New York (location) Ocheretyne (location) Kamianka (location) Novoselivka Persha (location) Netaylove (location) Umanske (location) Solovyove (location) Karlivka (location) Pervomaiske (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine Marine Corps (military_unit) T-72 tank (weapon_system) Tor air defense system (weapon_system) Akatsia self-propelled gun (weapon_system) Russian BMP-3 (weapon_system) 231st Dnipro Territorial Defense battalion (military_unit) Javelin anti-tank missile launcher (weapon_system)

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Donetsk front, the enemy is conducting assault operations on the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts. The enemy is attempting to create favourable conditions to seize Soledar and Bakhmut and establish control over more territory on the western outskirts of the city of Donetsk.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian advance toward Maryinka.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

SSO Azov units filmed intense fighting where they fired at Russian forces hiding in trenches 30 meters away and subsequently stormed their positions.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The engagement resulted in significant Russian casualties (referred to as forming a 'group of the dead') and seven Russian soldiers taken prisoner.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian shelling in Toretsk killed eight people and destroyed infrastructure.

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