⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces initiated local counterattacks in the Bakhmut sector, with veteran brigades reclaiming positions and taking prisoners, while Russian Wagner assault rates reportedly dropped significantly.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Ukrainian forces initiated local counterattacks in the Bakhmut sector, with veteran brigades reclaiming positions and taking prisoners, while Russian Wagner assault rates reportedly dropped significantly.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces targeted a park and damaged around a dozen residential buildings using cluster munitions, killing two people and wounding 10

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

They purposefully hit the city, trying to kill as many of its civilians as possible

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

Source story: day-389a-2023-03-20