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Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces recently marginally advanced north of Novomykhailivka northeast of Lyman.

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

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Russia (organization) Lyman (location) Pokrovsk (location) Russian forces (organization) Ivan Franko Group (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Russian serviceman (military_unit) Udachne (location)

Source Reports

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Russian forces marginally advanced north of Novomykhailivka

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces used similar infiltration tactics near Pokrovsk the previous week but failed

Censor.NET →

About 15 Russian vehicles were destroyed by the IFG on the Pokrovsk direction during a combat sortie

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.422Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-5-2025