Vovchansk, the consequences of shelling (archive photo)
Photo: Press service of the State Police of the Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv direction, the operational situation remains complex and dynamically changing. Combat operations are being conducted in the directions Pylna – Lukyantsi, Pylna – Hlyboke, Pylna – Oliynikove, Murom – Bugruvatka.
About this informs General Staff of the Armed Forces.
In addition, the Russians are carrying out assault operations in the directions of Strelech – Hlyboke, Oliynikovo – Hlyboke, Olynikovo – Lukyantsi, Murom – Staritsa, Pletenivka – Tyche.
“During the day, the enemy carried out 22 assaults in these directions, 14 of them are still ongoing,” the report says.
Fighting is going on for the border town of Vovchansk. The enemy used significant forces to attack the city, consisting of up to five battalions, and did not count their own losses. The Russian invaders lost more than 100 soldiers in a day just by being killed in this direction.
According to the General Staff, the enemy is currently having tactical success.
“Measures are planned for the destruction of the enemy, which has wedged itself into our defenses. Our defenders are conducting defensive actions, inflicting fire damage on the enemy, widely using unmanned systems for the purpose of conducting reconnaissance and conducting point strikes in order to achieve maximum losses. The deployment of reserves to stabilize the situation is underway. In progress determining the tasks of the troops, one of the main priorities is the preservation of the lives of our soldiers,” the message reads.
New offensive of the Russians in the Kharkiv region
- Yesterday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi also reported that defensive battles are ongoing in Kharkiv Oblast on a large part of the border strip. Some settlements from the “gray zone” became the zone of hostilities. In some of them, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold in order to use it for further advancement.
