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Russia's Defense Ministry claims to have captured Shevchenko along with other small settlements in the Velyka Novosilka region of Donetsk Oblast.

Shevchenko, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Russian Defense Ministry (organization) Velyka Novosilka (location) Khortytsia group of forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Shevchenko lithium deposit (location)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had captured Shevchenko along with another small settlements in the Velyka Novosilka region

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Siversk direction on June 25 and 26

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Extracted: 2026-02-27T18:33:20.927Z

Source story: clashes-ongoing-in-eastern-ukrainian-village-near-lithium-deposits-as-military-rejects-claims-of-russian-capture-moves-t