Russia’s newly-formed Northern Grouping of Forces have attacked into Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and taken control of several villages. The border town of Vovchansk is almost certainly an immediate russian objective and is currently contested between russian and Ukrainian forces, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
By opening up an additional axis of attack, russia is almost certainly attempting to divert Ukrainian resources away from other parts of the front line and to threaten Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. It is unlikely that russia has built up sufficient combat power to take the city without diverting additional forces into the area.
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