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Russian forces launched a battalion-sized armored assault with four waves including nearly 100 motorcycles against Ukrainian positions, but were repelled with heavy casualties by the 14th National Guard Brigade and other units.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Russian forces launched a battalion-sized armored assault with four waves including nearly 100 motorcycles against Ukrainian positions, but were repelled with heavy casualties by the 14th National Guard Brigade and other units.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces have liberated approximately 16 square kilometers near Pokrovsk in recent weeks

Ukrainian forces destroyed 21 armored fighting vehicles, two other vehicles, and 96 motorcycles and killed/wounded over 240 Russian soldiers in Pokrovsk direction

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.161Z

Source story: day-1149a-2025-04-19