💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked in Lyman direction near multiple settlements.

September 26, 2025 Lyman, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Rodynske (location) Lyman (location) Sloviansk (location) Druzhkivka (location) Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka (location) Siversk (location) Karabin (person) Kyiv Rifle Regiment (military_unit) Russian invaders (organization) Ukrainian defenders (organization) Russian occupation army (organization) Russian occupiers (organization) Russian military (organization) 3rd Army Corps (military_unit) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit) Pokrovsk (location) Dobropillia (location) Defence Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Russian marines (military_unit) Maksym Marchenko (person) Viktor Nikoliuk (person) Russian Federation (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Russian troops (organization) 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Novoselivka, Karpivka, Derylove, Korovyii Yar, and Shandryholove; north of Lyman near Novomykhailivka and Stavky on September 25 and 26.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine reported progress in the Dobropillia counteroffensive, claiming liberation of nearly 169 square kilometers of territory and heavy Russian personnel losses.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian troops shelled three districts of the Donetsk region, destroying a multi-storey building in Rodynske

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.410Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-26-2025