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Russian forces recently advanced in eastern Stepove (east of Kamyanske) in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to geolocated footage published on March 18.

Stepove, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces advanced in eastern Stepove

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia has stepped up attacks in the southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past few weeks

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the Huliaipillia direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Skudne, Pryvilne, Vilne Pole and in the direction of Novopil.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.126Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-18-2025