💥 Attack

Russian troops fired on positions of Ukrainian troops in more than 20 settlements along the Bakhmut front in Donetsk Oblast.

January 15, 2023 Vodiane, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Bakhmut front (location) Soledar (location) Bakhmut (location) Avdiivka front (location) Avdiivka (location) Novopavlivka front (location) Vuhledar (location) Serhii Haidai (person) Russian occupying forces (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynsky (military_unit) Stuhna-P (weapon_system) MT-12 Rapira (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Wagner Group (military_unit) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Ukrainian medics (military_unit) Vadim (person) Dmytro (person) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Bender (person) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Grad rocket launcher (weapon_system) Kramatorsk (location) Pleschiivka (location) Serhiy Cherevaty (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (military_unit) 36th Separate Marine Infantry Brigade (military_unit) 503rd Marine Infantry Battalion (military_unit) 5th Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Bakhmut front, Russian troops fired on the positions of our troops in the areas of more than 20 settlements, namely Spirne, Krasna Hora, Klishchiivka, Ivano-Darivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Druzhba and Pivnichne.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shelled Ukrainian positions across over 20 communities near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian medics were operating near Soledar, providing medical care and evacuation services for wounded soldiers

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted 19 attacks in the Donetsk region on January 15, 2023, shelling residential areas with S-300s, Grads, artillery, and mortars.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Three S-300 rockets struck the Kramatorsk district, destroying infrastructure and a private house in Pleschiivka.

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