🛡️ Defense

Ukrainian forces including the 3rd Assault Brigade (formerly Azov), 28th Tank Brigade, Georgian Legion, and various international units are defending Bakhmut against Russian attacks.

February 1, 2023 Bakhmut, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda

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

Entities

3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) 5th Tank Brigade (military_unit) Georgian Legion (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Sparta Battalion (military_unit) TOS-1A (weapon_system) 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) 110th Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces including the 3rd Assault Brigade (formerly Azov), 28th Tank Brigade, Georgian Legion, and various international units are defending Bakhmut against Russian attacks.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in the Vuhledar area

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Elements of the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade assaulted Ukrainian positions southwest of Vuhledar

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces continue to use TOS-1A thermobaric artillery systems near Vuhledar

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

110th Brigade defended Avdiivka for two years without rotations

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

Source story: day-343-2023-02-02