Ukrainian forces repelled a platoon-sized Russian mechanized assault consisting of two tanks and a civilian vehicle carrying up to 15 infantry near Novopavlivka on January 31, inflicting heavy casualties.
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Ukrainian forces repelled Russian mechanized assault near Novopavlivka
A command post belonging to a Russian motor rifle regiment was hit near Poltavka.
Soldiers from the Alcatraz battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade Kholodnyi Yar shot down an enemy drone while moving to their positions in the Kostiantynivka direction
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