💥 Attack

Russian forces advanced in Oleksandropil (southeast of Popiv Yar), Poltavka (north of Popiv Yar), Rusyn Novopavlivka direction

May 24, 2025 Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Entities

90th Tank Division (military_unit) 80th Tank Regiment (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian 1442nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 3rd Army Corps (military_unit) Russian 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 20th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) Russian 29th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Russian 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 127th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) Toretsk (location)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces advanced in northern Bohdanivka and likely seized the settlement

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian troops have upped the intensity of their Donetsk Oblast offensive in recent weeks, increasingly pressuring a relatively large Ukrainian pocket between some of the last cities in the region.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.701Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-24-2025