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Russian forces launched intensified attacks on Toretsk, a mining town 40 km north of Donetsk city, ending a period of relative calm.

Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (organization) Galyna Poroshyna (person) Oleksandr Bobryk (person) Ukrainian forces (organization) Vadym Filashkin (person) 72nd Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Kanal neighborhood (location)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched intensified attacks on Toretsk following a 'protracted lull' in fighting

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops attempted to launch an assault on Vuhledar using not just tanks and infantry fighting vehicles but also dirt bikes

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Extracted: 2026-02-23T15:07:56.827Z

Source story: 34928