Ukrainian forces conducted counterattacks that broke the Russian salient north of Pokrovsk into at least two pockets, with 1st Corps (Azov) commanding the operation to reduce the salient.

Entities

1st Corps Azov (military_unit) Azov Brigade (military_unit) Rubizh Brigade (military_unit) 79th Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) 82nd Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) 93rd Mech Brigade (military_unit) 1st Assault Regiment (military_unit) 33rd Assault Regiment (military_unit) 225th Assault Regiment (military_unit) 225th Assault Regiment (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) FAB-250 (weapon_system) Kostiantynivka (location) Ukraine (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Donetsk Oblast (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway (location) Pokrovsk (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces conducted counterattacks that broke the Russian salient north of Pokrovsk into at least two pockets, with 1st Corps (Azov) commanding the operation to reduce the salient.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Seven settlements in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk sectors had been retaken, citing a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

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

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