🔥 Destruction
Russian 11th Brigade commander Pavel Filatyev was sacked following the Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region.
Sverdlikovo, Kursk Oblast
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Kyiv Post Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent
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Pavel Filatyev (person) Russian 4th Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (VSYu) (military_unit) Russian 11th Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) North Korean units (military_unit) North Korean troops (military_unit) Ukraine (organization)
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Kyiv Post →
Source tone: likely
Russian 11th Brigade commander Pavel Filatyev was sacked
Institute for the Study of War →
Source tone: likely
Russian forces advanced in southern Sverdlikovo
Kyiv Independent →
Source tone: uncertain
Ukraine completely destroyed North Korean units that Putin had to bring in.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.595Z
Source story: 46949