The 25th Airborne Brigade and 81st Air Assault Brigade were identified as the primary units defending the area south of Izium.
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The primary UAF units defending south of Izium are the 25th Airborne Brigade and 81st Air Assault Brigade.
Russian military command is shifting away from reliance on Wagner Group as conventional troops replace them around Bakhmut
Ukrainian forces smushed a Russian breakthrough near Pokrovsk and reclaimed ground in two regions.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting counter-battery fighting to reduce the enemy's ability to hit the Konstantynivka-Bakhmut highway.
Defense Forces have the opportunity to deliver weapons, provisions, and evacuate wounded from the area near Bakhmut.
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Source story: day-55-2023-02-10