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Journalist observed the Siviersky Donets River and surrounding terrain near Sviata Hora forests, gaining improved understanding of previous river crossing battles.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Journalist observed the Siviersky Donets River and surrounding terrain near Sviata Hora forests, gaining improved understanding of previous river crossing battles.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Roman stated that the majority of Donbas residents now support Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, disproving narratives of widespread pro-Russian sympathy.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The Wagner forces' advance on Soledar was a supporting operation to Russia's relentless assault on Bakhmut.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

One of Ukraine's two main supply routes into Bakhmut is under increasing pressure, and the south and east of the town have been under intense artillery bombardment.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Jens Stoltenberg stated that President Putin shows no signs of readiness for peace and added that fighting in Bakhmut demonstrated the importance of providing more weapons.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.230Z

Source story: day-329-2023-02-16