⚔️ Counterattack

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.

September 18, 2025 Pokrovsk, Donetsk

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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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

Soldiers of the 24th Mechanized Brigade operated a 2S3 Akatsiya howitzer in eastern Ukraine.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian HIMARS MLRS crew successfully attacked a cluster of Russian motorised assault troops with cluster munitions in Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region. A reconnaissance drone captured footage of the attack on a group of Russian motorcyclists.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.747Z

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