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Ukrainian forces appear to be holding positions near Opytne south of Bakhmut, though firepower dominance in the sector remains unclear.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post

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UAE (military_unit) Opytne (location) Andrii (person) 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Mechanised Brigade (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Valerii Zaluzhnyi (person) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Wagner Group (military_unit) Andrii Hnatov (person) 36th Marine Brigade (military_unit)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces appear to be holding positions near Opytne south of Bakhmut, though firepower dominance in the sector remains unclear.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Once again, he survived after his vehicle was hit by an RPG round

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian troops continue to advance in the Bakhmut direction and attacked Bakhmut itself.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Geolocated footage posted on March 1 confirms that Russian forces have made advances on the southern outskirts of Bakhmut.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.209Z

Source story: day-371-2023-03-01