In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, russian troops remain most active around the town of Vovchansk. Despite the city being demolished by artillery and bomb strikes, russian forces continue to launch daily assaults using small infantry groups, according to Pavlo Shamshyn, spokesperson for the Kharkiv Operational-Tactical Group of Forces.
"The enemy remains particularly active in the area of Vovchansk and nearby settlements. Assault actions are taking place there almost every day. The russians primarily use small infantry groups of three to five soldiers, operating under the cover of drones. Vovchansk itself is no longer a livable city, it has been completely leveled, with not a single building left intact. Yet despite this, the russians continue their offensive operations," Shamshyn said, as reported by Defense Express.
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Ukrainian troops continue to hold positions on the northern bank of the Vovcha River, particularly near the local engineering plant. Meanwhile, russian forces are attempting to push Ukrainian defenders beyond the river to the southern bank but have not been successful.
The situation remains tense near Dvorichna as well. There, russians are trying to expand their presence on the western bank of the Oskil River.
"Assault actions are also occurring almost daily around Dvorichna, Kamianka, Fyhulivka, Krasne Pershe, and Stroivka. However, in order to pose a real threat to Kupiansk from the north, the russians would need to install pontoon bridges across the Oskil and secure logistics routes," Shamshyn explained.
He noted that a recent attempt to set up pontoon crossings ended in failure, like the previous ones. Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance detected the movement of equipment, and the specialized bridge-laying vehicles were destroyed.
russian forces have also intensified their efforts in the Lyptsi direction, trying to recapture lost ground in the forest area known to russian troops as the Berlin forest.
In this sector of the front, Shamshyn added, russian forces are hardly using armored or light vehicles, as they get quickly destroyed by Ukrainian fire.
Earlier, Defense Express reported that russian forces had tried to strengthen their presence on the right bank of the Oskil River by crossing it with BMP infantry fighting vehicles, each carrying motorcycles secured to their roofs.
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