💥 Attack

Russian forces advanced westward across Myru Street in northern Novotroitske southwest of Pokrovsk

December 9, 2024 Novotroitske, 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

Russian forces (military_unit) 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 5th Tank Brigade (military_unit) Russian army (organization) Volodymyr Viktorovych (person) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Anastasia (person) Serhii Yevsiukov (person) Toyota SUV (weapon_system) Sergey Yevsyukov (person) Olenivka prison (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Velyka Novoselivka (location) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization) Pokrovsk (location) Shevchenko (location) Novotroitske (location) Operative-Tactical Group Луганск (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) 49th 'Karpaty Sich' Assault Battalion (military_unit) 4th Battalion of the 101st Separate Guard Brigade (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Trudove (location) Kurakhove (location) Shevchenka (location) Vozrozhdeniye (location) Pushkino (location) Russian occupiers (organization) Russian occupation forces (organization) Russian FPV drone (weapon_system) Kotlino (location) Zoria (location) Solntseve (location) Vadym Filashkin (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization)

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

Geolocated footage posted on December 9 indicates that Russian forces advanced westward across Myru Street in northern Novotroitske (southwest of Pokrovsk)

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Russian army this morning shelled a thermal power plant in Donetsk region, killing an employee and injuring two others.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russian troops use drones to target civilians and humanitarian workers

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Sergey Yevsyukov died in the car explosion in Donetsk

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

The explosion was carried out by Ukrainian special forces according to some Telegram channels

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

A $21,000 reward was offered on Ukrainian websites for Yevsyukov according to Russian propaganda media

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian troops are conducting daily assaults on Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Toretsk using small group tactics.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

On 9 December, Russian occupation forces fired 9 times in Donetsk region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.836Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-10-2024