🏴 Capture

Russian forces likely seized the remainder of Solone southwest of Pokrovsk.

January 13, 2025 Solone, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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

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55th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 239th Tank Regiment (military_unit) 228th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 67th Rifle Regiment (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Chasiv Yar (location) Novovasylivka (location) Pokrovsk (location) Zvirove (location) Zelene (location) country road T0406 (location) Kotlyne (location) Yantarne (location) H15 highway (location) Russia (organization) Ukrainian FPV drone (military_unit) AK-74 rifle (weapon_system) Russian positions (location) T0406 road (location) Udachne (location) E50 highway (location) Kurakhove (location) Toretsk (location) Russian occupying forces (military_unit) Ukrainian army (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Chasovyi Yar (location) Yelyzavetivka (location) Velyka Novosilka (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Orikhovo-Vasylivka (location) Yasenove (location) Zelenove (location) Vozdvyzhenka (location) Nadezhdinka (location) Lysivka (location) Solone (location) 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv (military_unit) Pokrovsk sector (location) DeepState (organization) Kotlynove (location)

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: uncertain

ISW assesses that Russian forces likely seized the remainder of Solone (southwest of Pokrovsk) as part of this advance.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia captured Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian troops made gains north of Chasiv Yar.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian units attacked from multiple directions simultaneously, making it difficult to concentrate Ukrainian fire

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces advanced in Toretsk, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Yasenove, Zelenove, and near five other settlements (Vozdvyzhenka, Nadezhdinka, Lysivka, Solone, Velyka Novosilka) in the Donetsk region, according to DeepState analysts on January 11.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.980Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-13-2025