
The Russian Armed Forces are conducting an offensive in the central and northwestern parts of Dobropolye, continuing to clear the captured neighborhoods and the territory of the Dobropolskaya mine, the Ministry of Defense reported.
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Fighting in the Dobropolye area.
The Russian Armed Forces (AF) are advancing in the central and northwestern parts of Dobropolye. Details about the battles were reported by the Ministry of Defense.
“Part of the forces, together with units of the Marine Corps, continued to clear the areas of the city and the territory of the Dobropolskaya mine that had been taken under control,” the statement said.
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