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Ukrainian defense forces repelled 28 enemy attacks in the Avdiivka and Lastochkyne areas over the past day.

Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Defense Forces in the Avdiivka sector repelled 28 enemy attacks in the Avdiivka and Lastochkyne areas over the past day.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defenders repelled 28 Russian attacks near Avdiivka and Lastochkyne

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade, whose soldiers were recently deployed to Avdiivka, is facing around 15,000 Russian troops at its sector of the front

Kyiv Post → Source tone: speculation

Andryushchenko believed the 5,000 fresh troops might be used to reinforce Russian offensives in Avdiivka sector and toward Kurakhovo/Vuhledar.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Separate battalions of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade conducted a raid into enemy-held areas of Avdiivka.

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

The soldiers of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade inflicted a critical defeat on two brigades of the Russian Armed Forces near Avdiivka.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:02.135Z

Source story: 3827883-russian-forces-would-be-highly-unlikely-to-make-rapid-advances-if-they-captured-avdiivka-isw