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Ukrainian defense forces actively resisted and defeated Russian GRU special forces units during assaults on Avdiivka.

Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian defense forces (military_unit) GRU (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian military (organization) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Dmytro Lykhoviy (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (organization) 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Marko Bezruchko (military_unit) 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after General Marko Bezruchko (military_unit) Zenit (location) 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Zenit position (location) Russia (organization) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Lastochkyne (location) Pervomaiske (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

These elite Russian units were met with active resistance from the Ukrainian defence forces, who defeated the Russian special forces.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces took complete control of Avdiivka on February 18, 2024

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi ordered withdrawal of troops from Avdiivka

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade confirmed in a statement that several severely wounded and fallen soldiers could not be evacuated from Zenit

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Extracted: 2026-03-21T05:42:07.422Z

Source story: 7442391