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Ukrainian forces used FPV kamikaze drones to destroy Russian dirt bike units attempting to break through defensive lines.

Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Ukrainian forces (military_unit) FPV kamikaze drones (weapon_system) Russian dirt bike units (military_unit) 5th Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit) Donetsk (location) Pokrovsk (location) Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Troops (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukraine (organization) Pokrovsk direction (location) enemy (military_unit) Pavel Narozhny (person) 92nd separate mechanized brigade (military_unit) Leopard 1A5 tanks (weapon_system) Russian armored vehicles (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) DeepState analysts (organization) Velyka Novosilka (location) Russian invaders (military_unit) DeepState monitoring project (organization) Vremivka (location) Khortytsia OSGT analysts (organization) Russia (military_unit) Toretsk (location) Khortytsia operational-strategic grouping of troops (military_unit) Pokrovsky direction (location) Pavlo Narozhny (person) 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Leopard 2A4 tank (weapon_system)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones flew straight at Russian troops attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses on dirt bikes near Kramatorsk.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The Russians have revived assaults, especially with armored support, in the Pokrovsky direction.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russians are making gains on the eastern outskirts of Velyka Novosilka and occupied a small part of central streets

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

Battle for Velyka Novosilka is coming to an end

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.358Z

Source story: 46145