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Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Serednie and Shandryholove; north of Lyman near Zelena Dolyna; northeast near Kolodyazi; east near Zarichne and Torske; and southeast toward Yampil.

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

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Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies (military_unit) Russian 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade (3rd Combined Arms Army) (military_unit) Russian 217th Airborne (VDV) Regiment (98th VDV Division) (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (150th Motorized Rifle Division, 8th CAA) (military_unit) Russian 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (20th Motorized Rifle Division, 8th CAA) (military_unit) Russian 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade (51st Combined Arms Army) (military_unit) 80th Sparta Reconnaissance Battalion (51st CAA) (military_unit) AIRNOMAD Detachment (military_unit) Russian 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade (5th Combined Arms Army, Eastern Military District) (military_unit) Russian 14th Spetsnaz Brigade (military_unit) 37th Separate Marine Brigade (military_unit) 214th Separate Assault Battalion Opfor (military_unit)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted ground attacks around Lyman in multiple directions

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast repelled Russian attacks and regained control of the village of Zelenyi Hai

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:42.426Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-23-2025