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Russian troops entered two new villages in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, probing the region with small assault groups.

August 27, 2025 Zaporizske and Novoheorhiivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Russian forces (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Zaporizke (location) Novoheorhiivka (location) Russian 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 5th Combined Arms Army (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian troops entered two new villages in the central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, probing the region with small assault groups

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian tactical forces recently infiltrated Ukrainian defenses in two border settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast but have not established enduring positions

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:35:02.901Z

Source story: explosions-heard-as-ukrainian-drones-target-occupied-crimea-media-reports