Russian army conducting continuous infantry assaults in Toretsk using 'meat' tactics to exhaust Ukrainian defenders, under cover of artillery and mortars.
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The Russian army is conducting continuous infantry assaults in Toretsk, sparing no soldiers and trying to exhaust the Defense Forces.
The enemy is trying to attack under the cover of artillery and mortars. First, there is artillery preparation and then an infantry assault.
The Russians do not take into account that they themselves may suffer from their own artillery. They do not value their own lives.
Russian forces advanced in central Toretsk
Ukrainian forces restored control over Novyi Komar, and the enemy occupied Blahodatne. Russian occupiers advanced at nine more points on the front.
Russian forces wounded four residents in Donetsk Oblast—three in Kostiantynivka and one in Shevchenkove.
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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:51:13.191Z
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