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Ukrainian forces regained lost positions in southern Shcherbynivka (west of Toretsk) while Russian forces marginally advanced west of Nelipivka.

December 18, 2024 Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces regained positions in southern Shcherbynivka; Russian forces advanced west of Nelipivka.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Fighting is taking place in the urban area of Kurakhove

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russiaне потеснили ВСУ из Нового Комара, и логистика Великой Новоселки под угрозой.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Soldiers of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade used kamikaze drones to destroy Russian vehicles and mortars in the Toretsk direction.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

A video of fighters destroying enemy equipment was published on the Escadron Telegram channel.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.859Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-18-2024