A large encounter battle took place near the village of Pishchane in the Donetsk region, resulting in the Defenders of Ukraine forcing russians to flee. This was announced on Saturday, December 14, by the DeepState project.
The occupation forces have reportedly begun deploying assault groups to take control of the village.
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"Coincidentally, stabilization actions by our troops in the direction of Shevchenko village were planned for the same time," the statement reads.
It is noted that both sides were estimated to have equal strength.
"There was a counterattack with the use of grenades, hand grenade launchers and small arms. The Defense Forces put up a fight, the enemy rolled back to the landings near Shevchenko," DeepState added.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukraine holds back 60,000 russian troops in the Kursk region.
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