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Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Shandryholove and Serednie; north of Lyman near Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, and Kolodyazi; northeast of Lyman near Zarichne; and southeast of Lyman in the Serebryanske forest area on August 16 and 17.

Lyman, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (military_unit) Raihorodok (location) Sviatohorivka (location) Kostiantynivka (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Hruzke (location) Rubizhne (location) Novovodiane (location) Petrivka (location) Vesele (location) Zolotyi Kolodiaz (location) Dobropillia (location) Pokrovsk (location) 7th Air Assault Corps (military_unit) Novyi Shakhove (location) Rodynske (location) Myroliubivka (location) Novoekonomichne (location) Novoukrainka (location) Zvirove (location) Vuhledar (location) Staff of Ukraine (organization) DeepState (organization) Dobropillia-Kramatorsk highway (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked near Lyman on August 16 and 17

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian shelling killed five civilians in Donetsk Oblast — two in Raihorodok, two in Sviatohorivka, and one in Kostiantynivka.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:42.413Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-17-2025