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Russian forces dropped white phosphorus (Wille Pete) on Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut in an attempt to smoke defenders out.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Russian forces (military_unit) White phosphorus (weapon_system) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Wagner Group (military_unit) Russia (organization) 3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) T-64 (weapon_system) M-113 (weapon_system) Serhii Samodielov (person)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces dropped white phosphorus (Wille Pete) on Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut in an attempt to smoke defenders out.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia made marginal advances in Bakhmut as of Monday

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Serhii was killed on 8 May 2023 near Bakhmut during a mortar attack when shrapnel got under his helmet

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.214Z

Source story: day-440a-2023-05-10