Camilla Jessen
Ukraine’s “Skelya” assault brigade reports it retook Yehorivka in Dnipropetrovsk region on October 26.
Ukrainian fighters from the assault brigade “Skelya” have retaken the village of Yehorivka in Dnipropetrovsk region after intense close‑quarters fighting, the Strategic Communications Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on October 26.
According to the statement, the operation began when a large Russian reconnaissance and sabotage group entered the village.
Assault teams from the “Skelya” brigade cleared houses and streets in a planned sweep. The brigade said Russian fighters remained hidden inside buildings and only engaged at the last moment.
Video released by the brigade shows street fighting and small unit maneuvers.
The Ukrainian account says the attackers surrounded the Russian group, used grenades and grenade launchers to pin them down, and then engaged in hand‑to‑hand and short‑range firefights.
Dozens of Russian soldiers were reportedly killed inside Yehorivka and on its outskirts.
Encirclement and resistance
The “Skelya” fighters say they prevented every attempted breakout by the surrounded units.
The operation, as described by the military, combined isolation of the enemy with concentrated direct action to remove combatants from the town.
The village is now under Ukrainian control.
Tactical significance
Yehorivka lies in Dnipropetrovsk region, close to active frontlines where control of small settlements affects local maneuver space and supply lines.
Regaining the village reduces immediate threats along nearby approaches and denies the opposing force a foothold for raids or observation posts.
Recent momentum
The report noted that the successful action in Yehorivka followed another Ukrainian advance that pushed Russian troops from the nearby village of Torske near Lyman after a major assault.
The Strategic Communications Directorate provided the operational details and released the footage.
Ukrainian officials did not give independent casualty figures for their own forces in the Yehorivka operation.
This article is made and published by Camilla Jessen, who may have used AI in the preparation
