Battlegroup East fighters clear over 100 buildings liberating Novoye Pole in Zaporozhye

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 11, 2026 · 140 words

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What to know about Territorial Control

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Battlegroup East captured the settlement of Novoye Pole in the Zaporozhye Region. The report claims that Russian forces cleared over 100 buildings and inflicted significant personnel and equipment losses on Ukrainian forces.

Propaganda risk 40%

Claims checked 7

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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What happened

During the liberation of Novoye Pole in the Zaporozhye Region, fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup East took control of a fortified Ukrainian defense area and cleared over 100 buildings, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Why it matters

Assault units of the Battlegroup East’s 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the 29th Guards Combined Arms Army, broke through the Ukrainian armed forces’ defenses north of Kommunarovka and liberated the Novoye Pole settlement in the Zaporozhye Region, the…

Common ground

"During the fighting, units of the Battlegroup East took control of the enemy’s fortified defensive area and cleared more than 100 buildings within the settlement’s boundaries.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 95%

Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup East took control of a fortified Ukrainian defense area and cleared over 100 buildings”

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The claim is reported by the Russian Defense Ministry via a web search result. While another source mentions the 'Vostok' group taking control of Novoye Pole, the specific detail about clearing 'over 100 buildings' is only found in the single report citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle for the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present). It should not be considered complete, up-to-date, nor fully accurate, being based on open-source press reporting. An updated ord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A multinational force in Ukraine was under discussion in 2025 as part of a possible peace process in relation to the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine proposed by the coalition of the willin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_multinational_force_i…

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Claim 2: “The Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses amounting to over 20 heavy Baba-Yaga hexacopters”

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The loss of 'over 20 heavy Baba-Yaga hexacopters' in Novoye Pole is reported by the Russian Defense Ministry in one source. While other sources mention the destruction of Baba-Yaga drones in other sectors (Zapad Group, North Group), they do not corroborate this specific number for the Novoye Pole engagement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin (Ива́н Алексе́евич Бу́нин; 22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1870 – 8 November 1953), the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1933), wrote more than 200 poem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poems_by_Ivan_Bunin

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web search NEUTRAL — 20.09.24 - Zapad Group's FPV drones have downed over a dozen Baba Yaga hexacopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. - Zapad Group's reconnaissance units deployed a field service centre intended to rede…
https://rumble.com/v5fo93d--fighting-drone-with-drone-fpv-dr…

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web search NEUTRAL — During the work, crews of combat drones of the “North” group successfully eliminated seven heavy “Baba Yaga” hexacopters belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
https://ua.news-pravda.com/en/world/2024/12/16/9017.html

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Claim 3: “The Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses amounting to up to a company of personnel”

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The loss of 'up to a company of personnel' is explicitly stated in one web search result citing the Russian Defense Ministry. No other independent sources confirm this specific casualty figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — The war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year. Over the past few months, Russian forces have slowly expanded the amount of territory they control, mostly in the east of Ukraine, and have continued their…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l0k4389g2o

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web search NEUTRAL — Forces of the "Vostok" group advanced again and, having broken through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses, took control of the village of Novoye Pole in the Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported by…
https://en.topwar.ru/287864-vs-rf-prorvali-oboronu-vsu-v-zap…

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web search NEUTRAL — During the liberation of Novoye Pole in the Zaporozhye Region, fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup East took control of a fortified Ukrainian defense area and cleared over 100 buildings, the Russian Defe…
https://tass.com/politics/2171355

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Claim 4: “The Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses amounting to four ground robotic systems”

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The loss of 'four ground robotic systems' is reported in a single source citing the Russian Defense Ministry. No other sources confirm this specific loss.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine is losing ground, but the ISW notes Russia has been trying to take Pokrovsk - a town of about 23 sq km - for nearly two years and that the cities in the fortress belt are "significantly larger…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l0k4389g2o

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Claim 5: “The Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses amounting to 11 motor vehicles”

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The loss of '11 motor vehicles' is explicitly mentioned in one web search result citing the Russian Defense Ministry. No other independent sources corroborate this specific number.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anatoly Anatoliiovych Shariy (born 20 August 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and an oppositionist, YouTuber, journalist. He founded and became the leader of the All-Ukrainian political party Party of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Shariy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Media portrayals of the Russo-Ukrainian war have differed widely between Ukrainian, Western and Russian media. Russian, Ukrainian, and Western media have all, to various degrees, been accused of propa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_portrayal_of_the_Russo-U…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksii Mykolaiovych Arestovych (Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Арестович; born 3 August 1975) is a Ukrainian political adviser, former military officer, and columnist. He is also a theologian and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksii_Arestovych

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Claim 6: “Assault units of the Battlegroup East’s 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the 29th Guards Combined Arms Army, broke through the Ukrainian armed forces’ defenses north of Kommunarovka and liberated the Novoye Pole settlement in the Zaporozhye Region”

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The capture of Novoye Pole by the 'Vostok' (East) group is mentioned in two web results, but the specific detail regarding the '36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade' and the '29th Guards Combined Arms Army' is not corroborated by a second independent source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 110th Guards Motor Rifle Orders of the Republic and Suvorov Brigade (Russian: 110-я гвардейская орденов Республики и Суворова мотострелковая бригада, 110 омсбр; Military Unit Number 08826), is a u…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110th_Separate_Guards_Motor_Ri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 4th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (Russian: 4-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада, 4 омсбр; Military Unit Number 74347) is a military unit of the Russian Ground Forces. Until 1 January 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Separate_Guards_Motor_Rifl…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 71st Guards Motor Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Division (Russian: 71-я гвардейская мотострелковая Печенгская ордена Кутузова дивизия) is a Russian Armed Forces formation of the 14th Army Corps,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Divisi…

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Claim 7: “The Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses amounting to seven armored fighting vehicles”

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The loss of 'seven armored fighting vehicles' is reported in a single source citing the Russian Defense Ministry. Other search results are generic or unrelated.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian (українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the first (native) language of a large majority of Ukrainians. Wr…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine - Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The ukrainian peaſantry ſovv far more ſummer-grain, becauſe the vvinter-ſovving in their vvet and ſnovvleſs vvinters is apt to rot and ſo to render the harveſt doubtful, vvhich in the nor…
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ukrainian

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