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Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled Russian attacks near Yahidne in Donetsk Oblast on the Bakhmut front.

September 20, 2023 Yahidne, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defence Forces successfully repelled Russian attacks near Yahidne in Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russian military command gave instructions to launch ill-conceived, unsupported counterattacks in the Bakhmut direction

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The heaviest fighting on the 573rd day of the Russian full-scale invasion remains centered around the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line in the Donetsk region, with neither the Ukrainian nor Russian forces making any confirmed advances

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Defense Forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in Yahidne district and Andriivka

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Defense Forces continued offensive operation south of Bakhmut, inflicting significant losses

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