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Denis Lobach, a conscripted soldier from Russia's 9th Motor Rifle Brigade, surrendered to assault troops from Ukraine's 425th Assault Regiment after being injured and left behind during fighting around Zarechny.

Zarechny, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent

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Denis Lobach, a conscripted soldier from Russia's 9th Motor Rifle Brigade, surrendered to assault troops from Ukraine's 425th Assault Regiment after being injured and left behind during fighting around Zarechny.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Troops are making progress in Donetsk, as well as further west in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.170Z

Source story: day-1303a-2025-09-22