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Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups reportedly advanced into southern Pokrovsk through Zvirove, with Ukrainian forces conducting clearing operations to find and destroy these groups.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Russian sabotage groups advanced into Pokrovsk through Zvirove

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The breach reportedly prompted an urgent response from Ukrainian units to prevent the situation from spiraling into disaster

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian units attempted to entrench themselves and gain control over Defenders of Ukraine street. Some of them have been killed, others are still being hunted.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.588Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-22-2025