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Ukraine repels Russian advances near 10 settlements in east

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Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's military repelled Russian attacks near Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast and Bilohorivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Vremivka, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novokalynovka, Novomykhailivka, and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

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"Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. "The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders."

It is the third time Russian forces have used pipelines as a tactic, which they first adopted during the Battle of Avdiivka. Back in March, around 100 troops passed through a gas pipeline to reach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

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