⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces defeated elements of the Russian VDV's 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment to capture the village of Staromaiorske.

July 29, 2023 Staromaiorske, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

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Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces defeated elements of Russian VDV's 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment to capture Staromaiorske

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces were continuing counteroffensive operations on the northern and southern flanks of Bakhmut

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces defeated elements of Russian airborne forces' (VDV) 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment to capture the village of Staromaiorske

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the Bakhmut sector, more than 15 localities suffered from hostile artillery attacks, including Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Bila Hora and Druzhba.

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