💥 Attack

Untrained Russian mobilised soldiers from the 1439th Regiment (from Irkutsk Oblast) were sent to assault Avdiivka near Donetsk; almost all were killed.

March 3, 2023 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Unprepared draftees who served in the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 1439th Regiment (stationed in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast) were sent to storm the city of Avdiivka, not far from Donetsk; almost all of them were killed.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber near the town of Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast on March 3.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

One of the downed aircraft's pilots was killed, and another was injured.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Wagner paramilitary group units have practically surrounded Bakhmut, only one road remains to be captured

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In particular, Fedorivka, Vasiukivka, Zaliznyanske, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Predtechyne, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka, Ozarianivka, Diliivka, Toretsk, Mayorsk, and Severne were subjected to enemy shelling.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:01.364Z

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