The Vostok Group of Forces beat back a Ukrainian counterattack on its northern flank in early spring and resumed its advance toward Orikhiv from the east.
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The Vostok Group beat back a Ukrainian counterattack in early spring 2026 and resumed its advance toward Orikhiv.
Soldiers from the unit demonstrated... bombing of enemy positions with shells fired from a heavy drone in the spring of 2026.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, four people were injured in Russian attacks, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported. Russian forces carried out 975 strikes across 42 settlements in the region over the past day.
Ukrainian defense forces struck enemy UAV control points in the Zolyny and Dolynka areas of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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