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Between 30 and 50 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the 72nd Brigade were left behind in Vuhledar, unable to be evacuated.

Vuhledar, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrinform Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Between 30 and 50 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the 72nd Brigade were left behind in Vuhledar, unable to be evacuated.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Higher command had authorized the withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces units from Vuhledar to preserve personnel and combat equipment, and to take up positions for future operations

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Eight people were injured in the region only on Oct. 2

UNIAN → Source tone: uncertain

Many warriors were killed or wounded during attempts to retreat from Vuhledar, some are missing in action

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

Russian troops did not fully capture Vuhledar according to sources in the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Filashkin, head of the RMA, stated that occupiers were almost in the centre of Vuhledar.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The DeepState project reported the occupation of Vuhledar by the Russian army.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

At least five Russian brigades are attacking the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade in Vuhledar.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.606Z

Source story: day-955-2024-10-07