Ukrainian forces conducted a reconnaissance by fire operation to capture a woodline near Opytne, closer to Donetsk city, reportedly taking casualties.
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Ukrainian forces conducted a reconnaissance by fire operation to capture a woodline near Opytne, closer to Donetsk city, reportedly taking casualties.
They launched airstrikes near Spirne, Vesele, Hryhorivka and Ivanivka in Donetsk Oblast.
One person was killed in the village of Torske by shelling.
Ukraine's military activity surged as part of its offensive actions to retake Russian occupied territories. This included ramped up 'combined arms' assaults – using artillery strikes and tank-based ground attacks – on many parts of the contact line in the Donetsk region.
Russian forces are trying to take Mariinka at any price using storm tactics and heavy equipment.
Kadyrov's military unit 'Akhmat-Sever' has replaced the 'Storm Z' unit in the Mariinka direction.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.351Z
Source story: day-470-2023-06-08