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The Kremlin announced that Russian troops had seized full control of Siversk, though Ukrainian officials and military analysts denied this claim.

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

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Russian forces (military_unit) Kremlin (organization) Vladimir Putin (person) Sergei Medvedev (person) 3rd Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Southern Grouping of Forces (military_unit) Dmytro Zaporozhets (person) Ukrainian 11th Army Corps (military_unit) 6th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russian troops had seized full control of Siversk.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian 3rd CAA seized Siversk - unconfirmed as of December 11

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Extracted: 2026-02-19T12:22:09.549Z

Source story: what-we-know-about-russias-offensive-in-siversk