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Ukrainian forces in Velyka Novosilka successfully retreated from defensive positions, averting encirclement by Russian forces.

January 26, 2025 Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast

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

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Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces managed to retreat from defensive positions in Velyka Novosilka relatively unscathed.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The soldier and his comrades spent over 80 days surrounded by Russian occupiers in Kletcheievka, Donetsk Oblast.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

ROF artillery shelled the central part of Pokrovsk near St. Michael's Church, killing a local resident born in 1931.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces advanced northward along Tsentralana Street in northern Velyka Novosilka

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops have penetrated Ukrainian defenses on the western edge of Donetsk Oblast and are close to capturing Velyka Novosilka

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian troops appear to have cut into the center of Velyka Novosilka, dividing the town into two

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.325Z

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