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Ukrainian forces held their ground against Russian assaults but lost positions near Ivanivka and Novomyailivka in the Donetsk sector.

Orlivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops had been hit by Russian assaults over the past 24 hours but had managed to hold their ground at most locations, but had lost positions near the villages of Ivanivka and Novomyailivka

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian airstrikes affected settlements in Donetsk Oblast: Nove, Terny, Bohdanivka, Predtechyne, Druzhba, Oleksandropil, Pokrovsk, Novobakhmutivka, Orlivka, Umanske, Pervomaiske, Netailove, Kurakhove, Vodiane, Vuhledar, Urozhaine and Staromaiorske

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukraine has managed to stabilize the situation and slow down Russian advances near the villages of Novoselivka, Berdychi, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske west of Avdiivka

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.447Z

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