Ukrainian forces hit Russian armoured vehicles and kill infantrymen near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast
Source: Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on Telegram
Quote: "The occupation army keeps trying to conduct assault operations with the use of armoured vehicles and attack our fortifications on the Kharkiv front, near Vovchansk."
Details: It was reported that the soldiers of the 113th Territorial Defence Forces Brigade, together with other units, stopped the Russian assault in Kharkiv Oblast.
FPV drone operators destroyed Russian armoured vehicles and later hit shelters and killed those Russian infantrymen that had survived previous attacks.
Background:
On 5 September 2024, the Separate Presidential Brigade named after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi released a photo showing the almost completely destroyed Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast.
On 15 January 2025, Russian troops attacked Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring a 57-year-old man.
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