# Russia’s Battlegroup South advances after liberating Nikolaipolye in DPR

https://mins.news/en/item/27224

- TASS, 2026-08-20 11:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175609

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says Battlegroup South is steadily advancing in the Donetsk People’s Republic after taking Nikolaipolye. It credited coordinated reconnaissance, artillery and UAV operations with breaching Ukrainian defenses and thwarting attempts to hold the settlement.

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