Russian forces launched a large-scale offensive in the Donbass region targeting the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
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The Russian Federation kicked off its big offensive today targeting full control of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
The epic defeat of the enemy armored assault group near Vuhledar on February 9, 2023 will go down in history.
Russian forces have been intensifying attacks on the Bakhmut front and ramped up attacks from south and north after capturing Soledar.
Some of the fiercest battles of the war were underway around Bakhmut and near Vuhledar.
Moscow says Russian forces were advancing on Bakhmut and Vugledar, two key centers of fighting in eastern Donetsk.
A video fragment shows a Ukrainian T-80U tank crew firing at and maneuvering near Russian forces in the Bakhmut direction.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.448Z
Source story: day-55-2023-02-10