🛡️ 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.

February 26, 2025 Spirne, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Vladyslav Stotskyi (person) Svoboda Battalion (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) 25th Separate Airborne Brigade (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Vadym Filashkin (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization)

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

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

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

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

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Emergency service workers extinguish a fire in a residential building after Russian shelling in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 26, 2025.

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