⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces including 3rd Assault Infantry and 24th Battalion 10th Mountain Brigade conducted a major attack against elements of Russian 72nd Motor Rifle Brigade, gaining 1-3 kilometers of ground using APCs, tanks, and infantry.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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Ukrainian forces including 3rd Assault Infantry and 24th Battalion 10th Mountain Brigade conducted a major attack against elements of Russian 72nd Motor Rifle Brigade, gaining 1-3 kilometers of ground using APCs, tanks, and infantry.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian troops fell back in some regions of the front in eastern Donetsk by up to two kilometers

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.215Z

Source story: day-444b-2023-05-15