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Ukrainian forces lost control of the city of Siversk to Russian forces due to shortages of ground troops and drone support, following the collapse of defenses by the 54th and 10th Brigades.

Siversk, Donetsk
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Ukrainian forces lost control of the city of Siversk to Russian forces due to shortages of ground troops and drone support, following the collapse of defenses by the 54th and 10th Brigades.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces were forced to retreat due to a growing number of Russian fiber-optic drones, particularly those with a flight range of more than 20 kilometers

Russian forces seized Nove Shakhove east of Dobropillya

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.176Z

Source story: day-1413a-2026-01-09