Russian 40th and 155th Naval Infantry Brigades suffered approximately 50 percent casualties (around 500 killed or wounded) over approximately five days of fighting.
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Russian 40th and 155th Naval Infantry Brigades suffered approximately 50 percent casualties (around 500 killed or wounded) over approximately five days of fighting.
Russian forces likely seized Vuhledar as of October 1
Geolocated footage shows Russian forces planting Russian flags and freely operating in various parts of Vuhledar
Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces seized the settlement
Russian forces captured Vuhledar
A month prior, another soldier reportedly fell victim to suicide near the city of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, due to an unsuccessful military operation.
Three more children and their mother were returned from the temporarily occupied Donetsk region to the government-controlled area as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative
The family had lived under occupation for more than a year where children were forced to attend Russian school
The mother was constantly threatened by occupation authorities, including threats to forcibly send children to an orphanage
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Source story: day-955-2024-10-07