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Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction without advances, attacking toward multiple settlements.

Lyman, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Censor.NET

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Russian 3rd Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 144th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) Russian 217th Airborne Regiment (military_unit) 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Vladyslav Stotskyi (Vohon) (person) Svoboda Battalion (military_unit) Vladyslav Stotskyi (person) FAB-250 (weapon_system) UMPK (weapon_system) Russian armed forces (organization) Smerch (weapon_system)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Lyman direction without advancing

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Vladyslav Stotskyi defended the Zirka position with four Ukrainians and five Colombian fighters against a large-scale Russian assault

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

In the morning, the enemy shelled Kostiantynivka. The enemy conducted 5 air strikes on the city, probably using a FAB-250 with an UMPK module.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.183Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-9-2025