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Russian troops are advancing across the eastern Donetsk region, taking advantage of Ukrainian manpower and equipment shortages.

January 18, 2025 Velika Novoselka, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Post UNIAN Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Source Reports

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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.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

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

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

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

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