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The 35th Marine Brigade was rotated off the front line following the successful capture of Urozhaine, receiving official commendation from President Zelensky.

August 16, 2023 Urozhaine, Donetsk

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Censor.NET Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

36th Marine Brigade (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Urozhaine (location) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) 35th Separate Brigade of Marines (military_unit) 38th Separate Brigade of Marines (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) 35th Marine Brigade (military_unit) Klishchiivka (location) Hanna Maliar (person) 35th Marine Infantry Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Ostrohradsky (military_unit) 38th Marine Brigade (military_unit) Roskapstroi enterprise (organization) Russian soldiers (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

The 35th Marine Brigade was rotated off the front line following the successful capture of Urozhaine, receiving official commendation from President Zelensky.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defenders liberated Urozhayne in the Donetsk region on August 16, 2023.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Urozhaine was liberated. Our defenders are entrenched at the outskirts. The offensive continues

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Urozhaine has been liberated. Our defenders are consolidating their positions.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.219Z

Source story: day-540-2023-08-17