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Ukrainian forces continue to hold Pankivka and Zapovidne southeast of Dobropillya.
Pankivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent
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Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Mi-8 helicopter (weapon_system) Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (organization) 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Robert "Madyar" Brovdi (person) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Mi-28N helicopter (weapon_system) Robert Brovdi (person) Russian Armed Forces (organization)
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Source tone: certain
Ukrainian forces hold positions in Pankivka and Zapovidne
Kyiv Independent →
Source tone: certain
Ukrainian FPV drone destroyed Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 29
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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:44.335Z
Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-29-2025