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Russian Federation units east of the Oskil River are attempting to build defensive positions at Troitske and Sviatove.

Troitske, Luhansk
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Russian Federation units (military_unit) Troitske (location) Svatove (location) Zakhar Prelepin (person) SBU (organization)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian Federation units east of the Oskil River are attempting to build defensive positions at Troitske and Sviatove.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SBU director Vasyl Malyuk claimed Prelepin was targeted for his role in calling for the murder of Ukrainians and that an 800-gram C-4 explosive was used.

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.188Z

Source story: day-205a-2023-02-13