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⚔️ Counterattack

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Novyi Donbas east of Dobropillya in Donetsk Oblast.

Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources
Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Novyi Donbas (location) Bilytske (location) 1RL131 P-18 radars (weapon_system) 1L22 Parol-4 radar (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) drone (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) FAB-250 (weapon_system) UMPK (weapon_system) Druzhkivka (location) Donetsk Oblast (location) 6th Battalion of the 414th Separate Brigade of the Special Forces “Magyar’s Birds” (military_unit) 1RL131 P-18 radar station in Zelenyi Yar (weapon_system) Detachment “13” of the 414th Brigade “Magyar’s Birds” (military_unit) 1RL131 P-18 radar station in Starodubivka (weapon_system) 6th Battalion of the 414th Brigade “Magyar’s Birds” (military_unit) 1L22 “Parol-4” radar station in Starodubivka (weapon_system) Russian army (military_unit) SBU (organization) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Su-35 fighter jet (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Novyi Donbas east of Dobropillya.

Ukrainska Pravda →

On 8 July 2026, Russian forces attacked Druzhkivka using a FAB-250 aerial bomb equipped with a UMPK guidance kit. The munition hit a house.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Three people were killed and two injured in the strike.

Ukrinform →

The 1RL131 P-18 radar station in Zelenyi Yar, Donetsk region was struck by fighters from the 6th Battalion of the 414th Separate Brigade.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast injured six people.

Kyiv Post →

Ukrainian F-16s and ground-based Patriot systems collaborated to shoot down a Russian Su-35 in an ambush operation near the 3rd Army Corps sector.

UNIAN →

Russian forces made eight attempts to advance on the Lyman direction.

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.674Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-8-2026