⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Maslyakivka southeast of Lyman.

January 26, 2026 Maslyakivka, 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) Donetsk (location) Velyka Novosilka (location) Russian forces (organization) Pokrovsk (location) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Russia (organization) Ukraine (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ocheretyne (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) UAZ "loaf" vehicle (weapon_system) Russian occupation forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Defence Forces (military_unit) Donetsk Oblast (location) Smerch (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Maslyakivka southeast of Lyman

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Storage facilities belonging to the Russians' logistics units were also hit in Donetsk

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian forces are continuing attempts to expand their offensive around Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, bringing up reserves and using infiltration tactics

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The enemy is currently focusing its main efforts on the Pokrovsk and Ocheretyne directions. The operational situation here is complicated, with around 400 combat clashes taking place last week alone.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.011Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-26-2026