Ukrainian special forces counterattacked and pushed Russian airborne troops back to their previous positions in Bakhmut.
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Ukrainian special forces counterattacked and pushed Russian airborne troops back to their previous positions in Bakhmut.
CNN has published another video apparently showing the execution of Ukrainian soldiers by the Russian occupiers. In it, representatives of the Wagner PMC boast of having destroyed an armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and show the bodies of two Ukrainian soldiers with their heads and arms cut off. Russian propaganda outlets report that the video was filmed in the area of Bakhmut, where fierce fighting continues to take place.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.212Z
Source story: day-414a-2023-04-14