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Russia has been making advances in Donetsk Oblast despite heavy losses, offsetting casualties through fresh contract soldiers.

Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Russia (organization) Church of Ioan Pochaivsky (location) Vadym Filashkin (person) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia making advances in Donetsk Oblast offsetting casualties with contract soldiers

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces advanced east of Pereizne south of Siversk

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Extracted: 2026-02-21T07:39:45.015Z

Source story: over-135-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation