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Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.

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

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Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) 79th Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) Avdiivka (location) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Oleksandr Tarnavsky (person)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On 17 February, Oleksandr Syrskyi, then-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from Avdiivka.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.086Z

Source story: 28223