No independent verification but according to Russia they stopped a Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk
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Ukraine war: Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive
Kyiv hasn’t responded to the claim, the latest sign an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive may have begun.
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