⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces sliced Russian salient into three pieces and cleared six villages using elements of 82nd, 79th, 93rd, 1st Azov Corps, and 25th Brigades.

Dobropillia, Donetsk region
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Ukrainian forces sliced Russian salient into three pieces and cleared six villages using elements of 82nd, 79th, 93rd, 1st Azov Corps, and 25th Brigades.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces began a counteroffensive toward Dobropillia to thwart Russian plans

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Forward units of the Russian 51st Army were practically surrounded

Ukrainian forces cleared six settlements northeast of Dobropillya, killing 271 Russian personnel, wounding 101, and taking 13 POWs.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

according to DeepState's Aug. 15 update, a significant part of the area had been retaken by Ukrainian forces.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.167Z

Source story: day-1268a-2025-08-17