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Russian ground attack involving at least a dozen armored vehicles on Novomykhailivka resulted in destruction of all vehicles by Ukrainian FPV drones; Russian infantry advanced 500-900 meters westward.

Novomykhailivka, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Russian ground attack involving at least a dozen armored vehicles on Novomykhailivka resulted in destruction of all vehicles by Ukrainian FPV drones; Russian infantry advanced 500-900 meters westward.

Ukrainian forces struck a column of advancing Russian vehicles and tanks near Novomykhailivka

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian troops attacked Avdiivka at about 2:00 p.m.

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The attack was conducted probably with artillery

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Shells hit the territory of a private household

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The Russian army conducted 10 missile strikes using S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles on civilian infrastructure in the town of Myrnohrad, the village of Lysivka (Donetsk Oblast), and the settlement of Muzykivka (Kherson Oblast).

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops are trying to advance at the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka sectors in the east of Ukraine

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Pokrovsk is around 30 kilometres (18 miles) from one of the hottest spots on the sprawling front line: the raging battle for Avdiivka, a strategic town that Russian forces have been trying to seize for months.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Two dozen enemy armored vehicles were destroyed between Krasnohorivka and Stepove.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.531Z

Source story: day-710-2024-02-03