💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted a company-sized mechanized assault along Zaporizkyi Street in northeastern Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, advancing into the settlement.

November 12, 2024 Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

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Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces advanced during company-sized mechanized assault in northeastern Kurakhove

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russian troops conducting offensive operations north, southeast, south, and southwest of Kurakhove

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Large chunks of Ukrainian territory, sometimes including entire cities, have been lost on a near-daily basis in southern Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian troops blew up the Kurakhove dam in the Donetsk region, causing water levels to rise by 1.2 meters

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The enemy is attacking most intensively now on the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk directions

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

A video shows a Ukrainian Leopard 2A4 tank crew firing at Russian positions in a forest in the Kurakhove direction.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.267Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-12-2024