18 Jun 2026, 17:31 UTC1 sourceActor: Russian forces
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Description
Russian forces announced the capture and are completing clearing operations of Rai-Aleksandrovka on the Slavyansk direction, following months of fighting for the settlement. The village was described as a key node of Ukrainian defense on the approaches to Nikolayevka and the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
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RybarTelegramprimary
“📝**Liberation of Rai-Aleksandrovka**📝
On the **Slavyansk direction**, Russian forces are completing the clearing of **Rai-Aleksandrovka**, which was announced as captured today. The settlement was one of the key nodes of Ukrainian defense on the approaches to **Nikolayevka*…”