⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces conducted counterattacks against Russian penetration in the Dobropillia sector, slowly advancing and taking prisoners while allowing starvation and thirst to weaken remaining Russian infantry.

August 28, 2025 Dobropillia, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Azov Brigade (military_unit) 82nd Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) 93rd Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) 37th Marines (military_unit) 4th National Guard Rubizh Brigade (military_unit) 92nd Assault Brigade (military_unit) Liut' Special Ops Police (military_unit) 425th Assault Regiment Skala (military_unit) Dobropillia (location) Myrne (location) Novoekonomichine (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) HIMARS (weapon_system) Andrei Belousov (person) Center group of forces (military_unit) Andrey Belousov (person) Hrekivka (location) Novomykhailivka (location) Karpivka (location) Zelena Dolyna (location) Kolodiazi (location) Torske (location) Yampil (location) Dronivka (location) Serebrianka (location) Hryhorivka (location) Pereizne (location) Stupochky (location) Shcherbynivka (location) Novoekonomichne (location) Rodynske (location) Lysivka (location) Sukhyi Yar (location) Dachenske (location) Zvirove (location) Udachne (location) Orikhove (location) Novoukrainka (location) Voskresenka (location) Maliivka (location) Zaporizke (location) Russian forces (organization) Geranium-2 UAV (weapon_system) Iskander-M missile (weapon_system) FAB-250 bomb (weapon_system) Gerbera UAV (weapon_system) 95th Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 51st Army of Russia (military_unit) 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard (military_unit) Lyman (location) Novoyavlenka (location) Iverske (location) Oleksandrivka (location) Siversk (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Iskander missile system (weapon_system) Ukraina Hotel (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Russia (organization)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces conducted counterattacks against Russian penetration in the Dobropillia sector, slowly advancing and taking prisoners while allowing starvation and thirst to weaken remaining Russian infantry.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked in multiple areas around Lyman

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Two killed and five injured in Russian attacks on Kostiantynivka.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Prior to this, on 28 August, the Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov visited the command posts of Russian troops in this direction. Shortly after his visit, the aforementioned locations of the occupation army command were successfully struck.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.723Z

Source story: day-1281a-2025-09-04