🏴 Capture

Russian forces captured the village of Zeleny Hai near Dobropillia during advances at three locations.

August 16, 2025 Popiv Yar, Donetsk

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Russian forces (military_unit) Zeleny Hai (location) Popiv Yar (location) Ivano-Darivka (location) Russian military (organization) Russian armed forces (organization) Russian army (organization)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Russian forces captured the village of Zeleny Hai near Dobropillia during advances at three locations.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian troops have occupied two additional villages in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast amid intensified fighting, the Ukrainian military said in an official statement on Aug. 16.

Censor.NET →

The enemy pushed back our units and occupied Popiv Yar.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.678Z

Source story: day-1275a-2025-08-24