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Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk and Chasiv Yar directions without confirmed advances. Ukrainian forces recently advanced north of Toretsk, while unconfirmed reports claimed Russian advances near Druzhba and Zorya.

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

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Source Reports

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Ukrainian forces recently advanced north of Toretsk.

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Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces counterattacked in Chasiv Yar and advanced near various settlements southwest of Toretsk.

Kyiv Independent →

One person was killed in Torske in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. Seven more people were injured in the region over the past day

Censor.NET →

Two civilians were wounded and a house was damaged as a result of a UMPB D30-SN bomb in the village of Yalta, Volnovakha district.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.845Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-15-2025