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3rd National Guard Brigade 'Sparta' repelled a Russian armored assault by approximately a dozen tanks and BMPs near Novoaleksandrivka, destroying two-thirds of the vehicles using drones, artillery, and mines.

Novoaleksandrivka, Donetsk
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War

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3rd National Guard Brigade 'Spartan' (military_unit) 2nd Corps Khartiya (military_unit) Novooleksandrivka (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

3rd National Guard Brigade 'Sparta' repelled a Russian armored assault by approximately a dozen tanks and BMPs near Novoaleksandrivka, destroying two-thirds of the vehicles using drones, artillery, and mines.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Romanivka southwest of Toretsk

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.162Z

Source story: day-1177a-2025-05-17