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Heavy Russian air force activity reported around Bakhmut and conducted strikes in the Kupansk area.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Russian Air Force (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Luhansk (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) 17th Tank Brigade (military_unit) 20th Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Wagner PMC (military_unit) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Heavy Russian air force activity reported around Bakhmut and conducted strikes in the Kupansk area.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces held against repeated Russian attacks around Bakhmut

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian aviation carried out strikes on Ukrainian positions

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.203Z

Source story: day-336a-2023-01-26