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Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 6 Russian attempts to break through defense lines near Hryhorivka and Chasiv Yar on the Kramatorsk axis.

July 16, 2024 Chasiv Yar, Donetsk

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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Kramatorsk axis: the Defense Forces stopped six enemy attempts to break through the defense lines in the Hryhorivka and Chasiv Yar areas, Donetsk region.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

One person was killed and another injured in a strike against Pivnichne near Toretsk

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian troops' 'meat grinder' assaults allegedly lead to mass losses in Toretsk sector - 1,502 people

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Силы обороны Украины восстановили утраченные позиции вблизи Торецка Бахмутского района Донецкой области

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

A Russian FAB-500 bomb was found in a wheat field in the Donetsk region by agricultural workers and subsequently destroyed by SES sappers.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:09.712Z

Source story: 3885725-war-update-119-combat-engagements-in-ukraine-in-past-24-hours