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Russian forces used an unidentified weapon deploying chloropicrin against Ukrainian defenders in the Sviatyskyi and Bakhmut sectors.

Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Moscow's forces had hit defenders in the northeastern Sviatisky and southeastern Bakhmut sectors with an unidentified weapon deploying chloropicrin

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russia has kept trying to surround Avdiivka and Ukraine's Defence Forces repelled 17 attacks on the Avdiivka front

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.471Z

Source story: 29039