Russian troops entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in June to solidify Pokrovsk's southern flank and attempt to encircle the city.
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Russia also entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — a region west of the embattled Donetsk Oblast — in June, to solidify Pokrovsk's southern flank and attempt to encircle the city.
Four Russian servicemen from the 1444th Regiment of the 74th Brigade were captured by fighters of the Ukrainian 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skala at the border of Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
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