⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces continued counterattacking near Pishchane, Zvirove, and Vodyane Druhe in the Pokrovsk direction.

February 12, 2025 Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

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

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

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian armed forces (organization) 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skala (military_unit) Russian defenders (military_unit) 60th Brigade (military_unit) State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization) FAB (weapon_system) 'Khyzhak' brigade (military_unit) T-90M Proryv tank (weapon_system) 810th Separate Marine Brigade (military_unit) 60th SMB (military_unit) IFV (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Pishchane, Zvirove, and Vodyane Druhe

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In Donetsk Oblast, three civilians aged between 53 and 80 were injured in a Russian airstrike against the city of Kostiantynivka

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsk sector advanced more than a kilometer on an 8-kilometer wide front to break into the village of Pishachane

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Two Russian soldiers were taken prisoner

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

A video was posted online showing Russian soldiers employing specific assault tactics, including crawling on all fours and using a paternoster grenade launcher, in the Pokrovsk direction.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.906Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-12-2025