Ukrainian troops reported cut off and possibly surrounded in two villages south of Kurakhove, with the situation described as critical by Ukrainian military sources and criticism directed at Joint Force East for failure to extract personnel.
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Ukrainian troops reported cut off and possibly surrounded in two villages south of Kurakhove, with the situation described as critical by Ukrainian military sources and criticism directed at Joint Force East for failure to extract personnel.
Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions near Pokrovsk.
SBU drones struck artillery and mortar depots near Markyne in occupied Donetsk region, causing explosions throughout the night.
Wounded servicemen waited for evacuation inside a medical vehicle
Portions of the unit had been deployed to the eastern Pokrovsk sector, an area of heavy Russian attacks since mid-summer
As a result of the Security Service operation at the enemy facility, explosions resounded all night. Not only the ammunition depot was destroyed, but also a fuel and lubricants depot located nearby
Soldiers of the "Phoenix" infantry fighting vehicle of the "Pomsta" brigade destroyed a tank, 10 mortars, a cannon, 5 military vehicles, 2 ammunition depots, and enemy drone control positions in the Donetsk region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.491Z
Source story: day-1-2024-12-16