💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked settlements on multiple fronts including Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk.

February 18, 2023 Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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

Entities

Russian Federation (organization) Ben Hodges (person) 79th Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) 35th Marine Brigade (military_unit) 72nd Mechanised Brigade (military_unit) 55th Rocket Artillery Brigade (military_unit) 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Russia (organization) Wagner Group (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Vuhledar (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Grad (weapon_system) Uragan (weapon_system) Smerch (weapon_system) Avdiivka (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Ukrainian (location) Kurakhove (location) Selidove (location) Tornado-S (weapon_system) Vozdvizhenka (location) Velyka Novosilka (location) Netaylove (location) Ivanopillia (location) Umanske (location) Nevelske (location) Pervomaiske (location) Karlivka (location) Hrad (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The main efforts are focused on conducting offensive operations on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk fronts.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian regular forces and Kremlin-controlled mercenary group Wagner have been attempting to capture Bakhmut for months.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian forces continued offensive operations around Bakhmut, along the western outskirts of Donetsk City, and in western Donetsk Oblast.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the direction of Bakhmut, more than 18 districts of settlements, in particular, Zaliznianske, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka and New York of the Donetsk region, were shelled.

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