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Ukrainian forces are constructing a new defensive line along the Rai-Aleksandrovka-Chasov Yar axis west of Bakhmut.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Ukraine's armed forces (military_unit) Rai (location) Oleksandrivka (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Russian Federation (organization) Wagner Group (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian forces (organization) Olexiy Danilov (person) Russian Army (military_unit) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Viktor Khorenko (person) Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces are constructing a new defensive line along the Rai-Aleksandrovka-Chasov Yar axis west of Bakhmut.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Bakhmut has been holding out since August 2022 against Russian forces

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the city is now nearly surrounded

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.210Z

Source story: day-374a-2023-03-04