Khartiia Brigade

'Fighting in a new dimension': Khartiia colonel reveals how underground operation near Kupiansk unfolded

Col. Volodymyr Lysiuk, deputy commander of Ukraine's 2nd Khartiia Corps, told Radio NV how Operation Veles, described as the world's first underground counteroffensive, was planned near Kupiansk and why warfare is moving underground on Oct. 23.

23 October, 11:48 AM

Khartiia launches underground counteroffensive, advances over 15 km near Kupyansk

Ukrainian defense forces under the command of the National Guard’s 2nd Khartiia Corps carried out what the corps described as the world’s first underground counteroffensive, advancing more than 15 kilometers in Kharkiv Oblast during Operation Veles, the corps reported on Oct. 22.

22 October, 12:18 PM

Russian troops shell civilians they led from Kupiansk along gas pipeline

Russian troops led civilians from Kupiansk to a gas pipeline before shelling them with mortars and artillery, causing casualties, Ukraine’s Khartiia National Guard Corps said, releasing reconnaissance drone footage on Oct. 13.

13 October, 07:44 PM

Khartiia Assault troops liberate another 4 square kilometers in Kupiansk district

Ukraine’s 23rd Assault Regiment R.U.H. liberated another 4 square kilometers in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast, clearing areas between Dvorichna and Zapadne, the Khartiia Corps said on Sept. 3.

3 September, 06:04 PM

Ukraine suppresses Russian drones before sweeping Kupyansk forest lines — ISW

Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted an infantry clearing operation in the Kupyansk sector after neutralizing Russian drone strike capabilities, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Aug. 30.

31 August, 11:53 AM

Khartiia assault troops advance another 2 square kilometers in Kupiansk area

Fighters from the 23rd Assault Regiment R.U.G. of Ukraine's 2nd National Guard Corps Khartiia cleared another 2 square kilometers of forest west of Dvorichna in the Kupiansk direction, the corps said on Aug. 30.

31 August, 05:32 AM

Khartiia commander responds to criticism over corps joining Yermak's Advocate+ program

Khartiia commander Ihor Obolienskyi responded to criticism over the corps joining Advocate+, a program linked to former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, who is a suspect in a NABU case involving the alleged laundering of UAH 460 million through an elite housing project near Kyiv.

16 August, 12:37 PM

SBU: Obolienskyi’s would-be assassin recruited, lied to by Russian intelligence

A 69-year-old Kharkiv resident was arrested on July 31 for attempted assassination of Col. Ihor Obolienskyi, commander of the 2nd Khartiia National Guard Corps, Ukraine’s SBU security service said.

31 July, 09:38 PM

Ukrainian commander describes heavy fighting near Kupyansk as Russia masses drones

Yuriy Butusov, a Ukrainian drone platoon commander from the 13th Khartiia National Guard Brigade, described intense fighting around Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, warning in an interview with Radio NV on June 2 that Russian forces are massing troops and drone units in a bid to break through Ukrainian lines.

3 June, 11:45 AM

Ukraine's Khartiia Corps builds 135 km of anti-tank ditches around Kharkiv

The 2nd National Guard Corps Khartiia, together with other units of Ukraine's Defense Forces, is constructing a multilayered defense line on the Kharkiv front in accordance with orders from the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, the corps press service reported on youTube on May 28.

28 May, 05:54 PM

American illusionist David Blaine visits Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast

American illusionist David Blaine visited Ukraine and met with fighters from the Khartiia Corps, the 127th Heavy Mechanized Kharkiv Brigade, and the 72nd Black Zaporozhians Separate Mechanized Brigade, performing his trademark magic for the soldiers.

18 May, 05:15 PM

Ukraine’s Khartia unit conducts fully robotic operation to clear Russian position

The Lava Regiment of Ukraine’s National Guard Khartiia unit successfully conducted a fully robotic operation to eliminate a Russian infantry squad in Kupyansk, the unit reported on May 1.

1 May, 07:01 PM

Ukraine's Third Army Corps and Khartiia launch shared training programs

Ukraine’s Third Army Corps and the National Guard’s Khartiia Second Corps have launched joint development of training programs for service members across all levels, with plans to scale the initiative throughout the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Third Corps press release said on March 20.

20 March, 02:26 PM

Ukraine to create assault, drone and air defense regiments in National Guard

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said he signed an order to form assault and unmanned systems regiments within National Guard corps, as well as a separate regiment for airspace protection, according to a statement posted on Telegram on March 10.

10 March, 04:51 PM

Soldier flees Russian lines after six months in Kupyansk

A Russian soldier disillusioned with his command surrendered to Ukrainian forces in occupied Kupyansk via the "I Want to Live" chatbot, with Khartiia unit fighters organizing his safe exit from the city, the unit reported on Telegram on Feb. 19.

19 February, 07:15 PM

U2 to film music video with Ukrainian brigade

Irish rock band U2 and Ukraine’s 13th Khartiia Brigade will collaborate on a music video for the band’s new EP Days of Ash, which is being released on Feb. 18.

18 February, 09:58 PM

Khartiia controls Kupiansk center – National Guard Commander

The Khartiia search-and-strike unit controls the central part of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, including the city council building, National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said on Jan. 19.

19 January, 03:11 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

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

Ukrainian commander reveals how the Kupiansk operation began

How the Kupiansk operation began and where Russian soldiers who claimed to have “liberated” the city for Vladimir Putin have ended up, Serhii Sidorin, commander of the Khartiia search-and-strike unit of Ukraine’s National Guard 2nd Corps, told NV on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 03:19 PM

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