🛡️ Defense

Vladyslav Stotskyi, a Svoboda Battalion fighter, defended positions on the Siversk front while encircled by Russian forces for 68 days from July to September 2024.

Spirne, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Institute for the Study of War

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Vladyslav Stotskyi was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine for defending positions on the Siversk front while encircled by Russian forces for 68 days

A Russian source claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Pishchane, and Udachne.

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