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Ukrainian forces completed the operation to clear Russian troops from the Dobropillia area in Donetsk Oblast after two and a half months of fighting, with the liberation of villages Sukhetske and Kucheriv Yar.

October 27, 2025 Predetchyne, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Sukhetske (location) Kucheriv Yar (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Predetchyne (location) Shakhove (location) 1st Azov National Guard Corps (military_unit) Ukrainian drone unit (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

With the liberation of two more villages, Sukhetske and Kucheriv Yar, announced by the Ukrainian military over the weekend, the operation to clear the major Russian breach of Ukrainian lines near the city of Dobropillia is all but over.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces advanced in central Predetchyne.

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T18:06:14.688Z

Source story: analysis-clean-up-of-dobropillia-breakthrough-nears-final-phase-but-larger-concerns-remain