For months, Ukrainian soldiers in southeastern Ukraine were able to fend off Russian assaults. The brigade took casualties but thwarted each Russian attack, including one by an elite marine brigade, leaving burned-out Russian armor littering the open steppe. But at the end of March, Russian troops turned their focus on two small villages: Urozhaine and Staromaiorske. It took the Russians three months, but after occupying Staromaiorske in June they finally broke through the weary Ukrainian defenders and reclaimed Urozhaine on July 14. Official Russian posts on social media confirmed many of the details.

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Organizations: 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Staromaiorske Locations: Ukraine, Urozhaine