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Russian forces marginally advanced south of Vyimka, southeast of Siversk, during a reduced platoon-sized mechanized assault that likely occurred in early to mid-December 2024.

December 28, 2024 Vyimka, 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: likely

Russian forces marginally advanced south of Vyimka

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Border guards from the RUBPAK Phoenix unit of the Pomsta (Revenge) brigade successfully repelled a Russian assault near Kurdiumivka.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Three Russian tanks were destroyed, including two T-72 tanks.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

One T-72 tank was neutralized by a pre-placed remote mine.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Four Russian infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) were eliminated thanks to the effective use of heavy Vampire bombers and FPV drones.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are attempting to consolidate in Kurakhove but have not succeeded due to intensive drone operations by Ukrainian Defense Forces

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Since the beginning of summer, the unit has destroyed more than fifty tanks, including T-90, T-80, and T-82 models.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.878Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-28-2024