⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces from the 48th Assault Brigade, supported by elements of 3/31 Mechanized Infantry, 23rd Tank Brigade, and drones from 241st Territorial Brigade, conducted a counterattack against Russian 40th Naval Infantry in Novy Komar, reportedly destroying vehicles and forcing Russian survivors to dig in or retreat.

Novy Komar, Donetsk
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Ukrainian forces from the 48th Assault Brigade, supported by elements of 3/31 Mechanized Infantry, 23rd Tank Brigade, and drones from 241st Territorial Brigade, conducted a counterattack against Russian 40th Naval Infantry in Novy Komar, reportedly destroying vehicles and forcing Russian survivors to dig in or retreat.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions in Toretsk and near Velyka Novosilka.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.151Z

Source story: day-1018a-2024-12-08