⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Zakitne in the Slovyansk direction.

January 22, 2026 Zakitne, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) 76th Airborne Division (military_unit) 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian defense forces (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) 74th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian defence forces (organization) 101st Separate Logistics Brigade (military_unit) Donetsk Oblast (location) Russia's 76th Airborne Brigade (military_unit) Russia's 74th Motorized Brigade (military_unit) Russia's 101st separate logistics brigade (military_unit) Russian troops (organization) Russian forces (organization) Defense forces (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Cherkaske (location)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Zakitne.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukraine's defence forces have mopped up the remaining Russian forces in the village of Sukhetske, part of the Myrnohrad hromada in the Pokrovsk district in Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

command and observation post of Russian military personnel in Donetsk Oblast

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian troops shelled settlements in the Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Bakhmut districts of the Donetsk region

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.003Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-22-2026