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DeepState announced new Russian advances
2026-02-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Korrespondent] The area of ​​territories under the control of the Russian army in the Pokrovsky direction increased by 6.1 sq. km.

Russian troops have advanced in the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState.

"The enemy has advanced near Novomykolaivka," analysts noted.

According to the project, the area of ​​territories under the control of the Russian Federation in the Pokrovsky direction increased by 6.1 sq. km. due to the "penetration zone".

As noted by Interfax-Ukraine, last week the Russians increased the area of ​​control by an average of 7.4 sq. km per day, and the "gray zone" increased daily by an average of 7.2 sq. km.

Earlier, analysts reported that the fighting for the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnograd in the Donetsk region continues. The enemy is withdrawing its infantry to the northern part of Pokrovsk.

Note that the total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022 to February 15, 2026 in the war against Ukraine are about 1,253,270 people, of which another 1,250 people - over the past day.

Posted by:badanov

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