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Ukrainian military halted a Russian advance in eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast and cleared the villages of Solodke and Rivnopillia.

Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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The Ukrainian military had halted a Russian advance in eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast and cleared the villages of Solodke and Rivnopillia.

Russian milbloggers claimed elements of Russian 42nd Motorized Rifle Division repelled Ukrainian counterattacks

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:50:15.085Z

Source story: ukrainian-forces-pull-back-from-positions-near-5-settlements-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast