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Ukrainian forces reportedly blew up a bridge on the eastern outskirts of Kirove, 10km northeast of Lyman, though this footage remains uncorroborated by geolocation.

Kirove, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainian troops blew up a bridge in Kirove

Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled Russian attacks near Zaitseve, New-York, and Soledar.

while serving a sentence in a Russian colony, he agreed to sign a contract with the Wagner private military company. As part of its units, he initially assaulted the positions of Ukrainian forces in Soledar and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region

It’s only thanks to the very politically risky mobilization did Russia manage to hold on to what it captured in Ukraine and even finally launch a general offensive in the east.

Between the fall of 2022 and the end of spring 2023, Syrsky was in charge of the defense of the cities of Soledar and Bakhmut.

Muradov sent the 155th Separate Marine Brigade to attack Pavlivka in autumn 2022, resulting in hundreds of casualties over four days

Battles were taking place in Lyman on October 1.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.280Z

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