🛡️ Defense

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi conducted a visit to units and subdivisions conducting defensive operations in the Donetsk region.

Lyman, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrinform UNIAN Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The army of the Russian Federation is suffering record losses.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Over the past week, the invaders have been losing about 1,700 people killed and wounded every day.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The total number of casualties [for 2024] is 427,000.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The lion's share of these losses is the result of the heroic actions of our soldiers in Donetsk region.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The enemy continues to carry out continuous meaty assaults.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defense Forces control the industrial zone in Kurakhove, where intense street battles continue

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The residential part of the city is occupied by Russian forces, but they have not captured the industrial zone

Russian forces attacked northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka and east of Siversk near Zolotarivka.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:28.250Z

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