🛡️ Defense

The 3rd Assault Brigade conducted defensive operations in the Bakhmut sector utilizing repurposed Cold War-era artillery and M577 vehicles.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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The 3rd Assault Brigade conducted defensive operations in the Bakhmut sector utilizing repurposed Cold War-era artillery and M577 vehicles.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Bakhmut front, the settlements of Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka and Ozarianivka came under Russian fire.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian artillery hit two command posts, two troop concentration areas, a munitions warehouse, and a fuel warehouse.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Zelensky said everything was being done to monitor and prepare for Russia's expected offensive, strengthening the state along the entire perimeter.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.273Z

Source story: day-350-2023-02-08