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Ukrainian forces repelled the Russian armored assault, destroying 4 tanks and hitting 6 others, plus destroying 6 BMPs, an APC, an ATV and an MTLB using mines, artillery, mortars and FPV drones.

Dobropillia, Donetsk
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Ukrainian forces repelled the Russian armored assault, destroying 4 tanks and hitting 6 others, plus destroying 6 BMPs, an APC, an ATV and an MTLB using mines, artillery, mortars and FPV drones.

Ukrainian forces destroyed a mass concentration of armored vehicles during a Russian mechanized assault near Fedorivka.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Situation near Siversk is extremely difficult as Russian forces attempt river crossings

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In Pokrovsk, the enemy is bogged down in urban combat. The enemy is trying to infiltrate the northern neighbourhoods in small groups, but we are systematically detecting and stopping these attempts.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.818Z

Source story: day-1398a-2025-12-25