💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian drone control point near Zatyshok and a communications hub near Novopavlivka in the Pokrovsk direction.

February 16, 2026 Zatyshok, Donetsk Oblast

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

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Entities

Ukrainian defenders (organization) Ukrainian defense forces (organization) Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (military_unit) 7th Rapid Response Corps (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) 7th Corps of Airborne Assault Forces (military_unit) Defence Forces of Ukraine (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck Russian drone control point and communications hub

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders repelled 63 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops have scaled up their offensives from villages north of Pokrovsk, intensifying efforts to encircle the city and its sister town of Myrnohrad

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy is currently conducting one offensive action toward Rai-Oleksandrivka, with the fighting ongoing.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.920Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-16-2026