Russian invasion forces conducted assault operations targeting over 10 settlements in the Pokrovsk direction, deploying infantry groups through frontal attacks and periodically employing armored vehicles.
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The Pokrovsk axis remains a difficult one. Here, the enemy is trying to attack our positions near over 10 populated areas.
A charred pine forest contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance in Svyatohirsk
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Russian 57th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade breached the defense of Ukraine's 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in Vuhledar
Russian troops had approached Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast from the southwestern side. Fighting is currently underway on the outskirts of the city.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:36.637Z
Source story: 3910313-russians-storming-nearly-dozen-settlements-in-pokrovsk-axis