Kharkiv Oblast

Russia tries to breach border near Dihtiarne in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian invasion forces tried earlier this week to break through the border toward Dihtiarne in Kharkiv Oblast, but the Defense Forces repelled the attack, State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said during a broadcast of the national telethon program on Jan. 16.

16 January, 01:52 PM

Ukrainian Khartiia fighters stop Russian push north of Kharkiv

The 13th Khartiia Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard repelled a Russian assault attempt in Kharkiv Oblast's Liptsi sector, killing about 70 Russian soldiers, the military wrote on Jan. 15.

15 January, 02:20 PM

Russia hits energy sites in Zhytomyr, Kharkiv oblasts, causing emergency power cuts

Russian forces struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities overnight into Jan. 15, resulting in power outages for consumers in the Zhytomyr and Kharkiv oblasts, according to Ukraine’s Energy Ministry.

15 January, 01:09 PM

DeepState reports new Russian advances in eastern and southern Ukraine

The Russian forces have advanced in several areas of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, DeepState monitoring group wrote on Jan. 14.

14 January, 09:30 AM

Ukraine's Khartiia Brigade raises flag over Kupyansk City Hall, clears Russian forces – video

Ukraine’s Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard raised the Ukrainian flag over Kupyansk city hall in Kharkiv Oblast, and is completing the clearance of remaining Russian forces from the city, the brigade reported on Telegram on Jan. 12.

13 January, 04:17 PM

Power outages introduced in three Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency power outages have been introduced in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy oblasts due to damage to energy infrastructure, local electricity distribution companies reported on Jan. 6.

6 January, 01:03 PM

Russian assault through gas pipeline foiled in Kharkiv Oblast - video

Russian forces attempted to use the Soyuz gas pipeline to advance covertly in Kharkiv Oblast, but Ukrainian troops successfully blocked the assault, 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces wrote on Jan. 5.

5 January, 02:19 PM

Military officer details trapped Russian troops in Kupyansk and what Ukrainian troops hear in enemy intercepts

Russian troops are present in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, but few in number, blocked and unable to build up forces, Bohdan Tyshchenko, head of unmanned systems for the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine's Land Forces, said on Kyiv24 on Dec. 25.

25 December 2025, 11:45 AM

Russian troops advance in three Ukrainian oblasts

Russian forces have advanced in Ukraine’s Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on Dec. 24.

25 December 2025, 09:53 AM

Russian forces claim 'capture' of Kupyansk, but actually have up to 200 soldiers there — Trehubov

Russian troops claiming to have captured the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast actually consist of small subunits numbering up to 200 people and are in a difficult position, Joint Forces communications chief Viktor Trehubov said on the United News telethon program on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 09:12 PM

Russian cross-border raids in northern regions meant as propaganda ploy

The villages of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast and Sotnytskyi Kozachok in Kharkiv Oblast became new targets of Russian attacks on previously quiet border sections between Ukraine and Russia, but this is unlikely to indicate Russia's deployment of a large ground offensive in northern Ukraine for now, according to the latest report from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War on Dec. 21.

22 December 2025, 01:14 PM

Operational security ensured liberation of Kupyansk

Strict secrecy surrounding Ukraine’s push to evict Russian troops from Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, ensured that Russia missed the opportunity to reinforce its positions there, Yuriy Butusov, a sergeant with the National Guard’s Second Corps, told NV Radio on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 10:43 PM

Ukrainian soldiers rescue civilians trapped with Russians in Kupyansk

Ukrainian soldiers successfully rescued 14 civilians, including a two-year-old child, from the city of Kupyansk. These civilians were trapped in a basement alongside two Russian soldiers who aimed to provoke fire on themselves to die with the civilians and attacking Ukrainian soldiers, a commander from the 127th Kharkiv Heavy Mechanized Brigade, who chose to remain anonymous for security reasons, told public broadcaster Suspilne on Dec. 14.

14 December 2025, 09:03 PM

Ukraine’s positions around Kupyansk improved significantly, expert says

Remnants of Russian troops in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, are cut off, with Ukraine in control of the city and its immediate surroundings, military expert and former General Staff spokesperson Vladyslav Seleznyov told NV Radio on Dec. 12.

13 December 2025, 03:48 AM

Ukraine clears Kupyansk of Russian Forces

Ukrainian forces have blocked Russian troops in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, and cleared the city’s northwestern outskirts of infiltrated enemy units, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 12:45 PM

Russian attacks on energy infrastructure left customers without power in Mykolaiv, Kharkiv oblasts

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure left customers without electricity in two Ukrainian regions as of the morning of Dec. 10, Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk reported on Telegram.

10 December 2025, 01:09 PM

Russia targets Pechenihy Reservoir Dam in Kharkiv Oblast to disrupt Ukraine logistics

Russia's strike on the Pechenihy Reservoir Dam is another step in a deliberate campaign targeting Ukrainian logistics, now focused on Kharkiv Oblast, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War said in its Dec. 7 report.

8 December 2025, 01:53 PM

Russian troops advance in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts

Russia's invasion army advanced in Vovchansk and near settlements in the Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 04:34 PM

SBU nabs two FSB agents spying on Izyum front

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained two Russian FSB Federal Security Service agents in Kharkiv Oblast on Dec. 4, who were collecting coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities in the Izyum sector, its press service reported on Telegram.

4 December 2025, 02:07 PM

Ukrainian troops gain upper hand in Kupyansk, Syrskyi says

Ukrainian units have “significantly” improved their tactical position in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 10:58 PM

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