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Fighters from Ukraine's 425th Skelia Assault Regiment evacuated 21 soldiers from the 159th Brigade who had spent more than 10 months on the front line, according to Ukrainian military reports. The operation highlights the difficult conditions facing Ukrainian units in prolonged front-line deployments. Details on the exact location and circumstances of the encirclement were limited, but the extended duration of the soldiers' deployment underscores the strain on Ukrainian forces amid grinding fighting along multiple sectors of the front.