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Russian forces continued offensive operations around Bakhmut with intense fighting reported near Opytne, Soledar, and Zaitseve, involving Wagner troops attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses.

Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Russian forces (military_unit) Wagner Group (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (military_unit) Opytne (location) Soledar (location) Zaitsevo (location) DPR militia (military_unit) Nevelske (location) Marinka (location) DPR (organization) Danil Bezsonov (person) 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Western Military District (military_unit) Pavlivka (location) Novomykhailivka (location) Akhtamar Hotel (location) Chechen troops (military_unit) Ramzan Kadyrov (person) Petro Andriushchenko (person) Wagner troops (military_unit) Zaitseve (location) DNR militia (military_unit) DNR (organization) Daniil Bezsonov (person) Eastern Military District (military_unit) Petro Andryushchenko (person) Yevgeniya Kolesnichenko (person) Yevhen Kolesnichenko (person) Vladimir Putin (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) K-51 grenade (weapon_system) Serhii Piatenko (person)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Intense fighting ongoing near Opytne in Kurdyumivka direction

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Fierce battles continue in outskirts of Soledar and Bakhmut

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Wagner troops trying to break through Ukrainian defenses

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces repelling attacks and evacuating civilians from Klyshchiivka

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Yevgeniya Kolesnichenko decided to become a frontline medic after her husband was killed near Bakhmut

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian forces used K-51 grenades against Ukrainian military in Donetsk Oblast in November 2022

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.900Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-25