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Russian forces conducted assaults east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske and an unsuccessful platoon-sized mechanized assault near Spirne on November 13, but did not advance.

Siversk, Donetsk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian forces conducted assaults east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske

Unsuccessful platoon-sized mechanized assault near Spirne on November 13

Did not advance

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian invaders shelled the city of Sloviansk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region early on Thursday, causing damage to residential buildings, a kindergarten and a pedagogical university.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces continue steadily advancing in Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, Kurakhove, and Vuhledar and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia Oblast border area

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are persistently and systematically conducting operations to take control of the Kurakhove bridgehead

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

88 combat engagements occurred, mostly in the Kurakhove direction.

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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-14-2024