💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck a Buk-M3 air defense system in occupied Donetsk Oblast.

January 18, 2025 Bilohorivka, Donetsk Oblast

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

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck a Buk-M3 air defense system in occupied Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

In early 2025, the Russian military seized the Chasiv Yar Refractory Plant

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian troops advancing across eastern Donetsk region

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian missile forces carried out fire strikes on a 'Buk-M3' air defense system and an S-300 missile system radar station located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Drone operators from the Fox Falcons unit of the 47th Artillery Brigade filmed remains of Russian occupiers in an anti-tank trench on the Pokrovsk direction.

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

A video shows a Russian soldier raising his head and appearing to be hit by a bullet during battle.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.990Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-18-2025