Russian forces attempted assault operations and reconnaissance-in-force near Zaitseve and in the vicinity of Soledar and Kodema on the Bakhmut front but failed and retreated.
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Russian forces failed in assault operations near Soledar and Kodema and retreated after reconnaissance-in-force attempts near Zaitseve.
Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian offensive directed towards Bakhmut.
Since then, BARS-20 has been involved in battles to fight from Krasnyi Lyman, Kreminna and Chervonopopivka to Makarivka in the self-proclaimed Luhansk (LNR) and Donestk (DNR) People’s Republics.
A Russian ammunition warehouse in Kalmiuske, Donetsk Oblast caught fire and exploded due to detonation of stored munitions.
The destruction of the ammunition store was reported by local Telegram channels, with explosions audible in nearby settlements.
Russian forces conducted 26 strikes on 12 settlements in Donetsk Oblast on August 23, 2022.
The targeted settlements included Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Toretsk, Sloviansk, Mykolaiivka, Krasnohorivka, Pivnichne, Nelipivka, Karlivka, Opytne, Kostiantynopol, and Shcherbinivka.
Russian attacks involved aviation, artillery, tanks, Hrad anti-aircraft missile defense systems, and rockets.
Civilians were killed and wounded as a result of the shelling.
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