💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted several assaults on motorcycles and other light vehicles for the first time in the Lyman direction.

May 13, 2025 Lyman, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian 331st Airborne (VDV) Regiment (military_unit) Ukrainian brigade (military_unit) Zoria (location) Vadym Filashkin (person) Dorozhnie (location) Svitle (location) 63rd Mechanized Brigade "Steel Lions" (military_unit) Umit (person)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russia's Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Major Viktor Trehubov reported on May 13 that Russian forces conducted several assaults on motorcycles and other light vehicles for the first time in the Lyman direction.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least seven over the past day

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.682Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-13-2025