Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Dziuba was captured by Russian forces and Wagner mercenaries near Soledar after being trapped in a forest belt for a week.
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Ivan Dziuba was captured by Russian forces and Wagner mercenaries near Soledar after his group came under fire and was cut off from retreat options.
Klishchiivka, which had a population of around 500 before the full-scale invasion and located just five kilometers south of Russian-occupied Bakhmut, was occupied in January by Russian forces.
Santik the client of his collapsed bank nicknamed was recovering a drone purchased by the volunteers and lost on the frontline... I found it, after walking 50 kilometers in the ‘grey zone.’
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