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155th and 40th Marine Brigades conducted massed armor attack with two columns of 11 tanks/IFVs each but were engaged by 82nd Airborne, Azov Brigade and Unmanned Systems Forces, resulting in destruction of first column and retreat of second.

Shakhove, Donetsk
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155th and 40th Marine Brigades conducted massed armor attack with two columns of 11 tanks/IFVs each but were engaged by 82nd Airborne, Azov Brigade and Unmanned Systems Forces, resulting in destruction of first column and retreat of second.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.172Z

Source story: day-1331a-2025-10-21