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Elements of the Russian 25th Combined Arms Army began participating in hostilities in Luhansk Oblast despite being understaffed and lacking training due to accelerated deployment.

Novoselivske, Luhansk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Elements of 25th Combined Arms Army are participating in hostilities in Luhansk Oblast

25th Combined Arms Army elements are understaffed and lack training

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Novoyehorivka and Bilohorivka

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the Lyman front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensives in the areas of Novoiehorivka in Luhansk Oblast

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.891Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-15