💥 Attack
Geolocated footage showed Russian forces raising a flag west of and in northern Ozerne, assessed as an infiltration mission northeast of Slovyansk.
Ozerne, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
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Russian forces (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) 25th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Ozerne (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Kostyantynivka (location) Ukrainian 7th Rapid Reaction Corps (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Russian Troop Concentration (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian occupation forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Ukrainian units (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) 7th Airborne Corps (military_unit) East Operational Command (military_unit) SIGNUM battalion (military_unit) Russian Army (military_unit) Pokrovsk (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Hryshyne (location) Rodynske (location) Novopavlivka (location) Zatyshok (location) Novooleksandrivka (location) Kotlyne (location) Bilytske (location) Udachne (location) Muravka (location) Molodetske (location) Novopidhorodne (location) East Military Group (organization) 81st Separate Airborne Brigade (military_unit)
Source Reports
Footage indicated a Russian infiltration mission in Ozerne.
Ukrainian forces struck an ammunition depot and a command observation post near Selydove.
Defense Forces are holding their positions on the northern outskirts of Pokrovsk and engaging enemy equipment with fire in the southeastern part.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.364Z
Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-27-2026