Ukrainian forces compensated for critical artillery ammunition shortages by extensively deploying FPV drones to defend positions, preventing Russian breakthroughs despite losing ground in the Donbas.
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Ukrainian forces compensated for critical artillery ammunition shortages by extensively deploying FPV drones to defend positions, preventing Russian breakthroughs despite losing ground in the Donbas.
Russian MT-LB crossed the Siverskyi Donets Donbas Canal near Kalynivka
MT-LB dropped off at least 10 Russian infantry
Ukrainian drone promptly struck at least a third of the infantry
Russian infantry group likely did not survive the assault and did not establish enduring positions
The most tense situation on the front remains in the Pokrovsk direction
Russian forces attempted to advance in the Pokrovsk direction
Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk direction
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.150Z
Source story: day-1-2024-12-24