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Russian troops attempt breakthrough near Chuhunivka in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian invasion forces attempted to breach defenses on the Velykyi Burluk sector toward Chuhunivka in Kharkiv Oblast, the Joint Forces Grouping reported on March 29.

29 March, 06:28 PM

Russian forces repeatedly try to break through Ukrainian state border in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian invaders are trying to bypass the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast and break through the border where there have been no open hostilities yet, Forpost Brigade press service head Roman Kosse said at the national telethon on March 19.

19 March, 10:49 AM

Russians try to encircle Ukrainian troops in Vovchansk

Russia controls most of the ruins of the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast and is trying to encircle Ukrainian defense forces in the southern part of the city, a military spokesman said on Ukrainian television on Feb. 22.

22 February, 06:56 PM

Russia attempts to squeeze Ukrainian forces out of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces have stepped up maneuvers around Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, in an apparent effort to dislodge Ukrainian units from the town, Ukrainian military spokesperson Victor Tregubov told Suspilne public broadcaster on Jan. 19.

19 January, 11:40 PM

Russian invaders advance in Pokrovsk and Vovchansk – DeepState

Russian invaders advanced in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast, in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and near the village of Vilcha in Kharkiv Oblast, according to the analytical project DeepState on Jan. 12.

12 January, 03:26 PM

Russian invaders try to advance through central Vovchansk – Ukrainian military

Russian invaders are applying heavy pressure on the Vovchansk axis and attempting to push Ukrainian Defense Forces out of their positions, Viktor Trehubov, head of communications for the Joint Forces Group, said on the United News national telethon on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 10:55 AM

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

Ukraine’s General Staff denies Russia’s claims of capturing Pokrovsk, Vovchansk and Kupyansk

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold their positions in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and in Vovchansk and Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff said, rejecting Russian claims that its forces had captured the settlements on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 04:56 PM

Kremlin claims battlefield gains ahead of Witkoff’s visit

Moscow has once again claimed its forces captured Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, one day before Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is expected to host U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine.

2 December 2025, 02:06 AM

Russian troops cross Ukrainian border into Kharkiv Oblast

Russian occupation forces have again crossed the Ukrainian state border near Bolohivka in Kharkiv Oblast on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 09:49 PM

Ukraine debunks Russian propaganda of 'relentless' advances in Kharkiv Oblast

Claims by Russian propagandists about major successes by Russia’s forces in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, do not correspond to reality, Operational-Tactical Group Kharkiv reported on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 02:04 PM

Russian troops seek to shift front closer to Kharkiv - ISW

Russian invaders have recently advanced in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attempting to reduce the distance to Kharkiv, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 7.

8 September 2025, 12:55 PM

Border guard Mykhailo recounts intense fighting and evacuations during battles in Vovchansk

Mykhailo, a border guard with the Hart Brigade and infantryman who fought in and around Vovchansk, repelled dozens of enemy assaults and spent 23 days evacuating wounded soldiers after a battle, he told the State Border Guard Service press office on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 06:00 PM

Russia’s plan to create buffer zone destroys 90% of Vovchansk

Russian tactics to create a buffer zone have left less than 10% of Vovchansk’s housing intact, aiming to make areas like Sumy Oblast uninhabitable, Territorial Defense Forces spokesperson Major Taras Berezovets told Radio NV on June 17.

18 June 2025, 04:53 PM

Enemy tries to breach Ukrainian lines in Kharkiv Oblast — Oleh Synehubov

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian invaders have tried four times over the past 24 hours to break through the defensive lines of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Starytsia, Vovchansk, and Krasne Pershe, Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said during a morning briefing on May 29.

29 May 2025, 01:35 PM

Russian forces advance near Vovchansk and Toretsk, Ukraine denies confirmation

Russian forces made advances in two sectors of the front on May 25, according to the open-source intelligence platform DeepState, which reported the movements on May 26.

26 May 2025, 02:27 PM

Russian forces redeploy troops to Vovchansk axis — Forpost Brigade

Russia is moving personnel and military equipment from the Kursk direction to the area around Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Forpost Brigade said on April 10.

10 April 2025, 02:44 PM

Russian forces trying to expand bridgehead in Kharkiv Oblast, targeting Oskil River crossing

Russian invasion forces pressed their offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, hitting Vovchansk and aiming to carve out a new foothold on the Kupyansk front, the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Troop Grouping reported on Telegram on March 9.

9 March 2025, 12:30 PM

Ukrainian troops capture six Russian soldiers after stopping Vovchansk assault

Fighters from the 71st Separate Jaeger Brigade of Airborne Assault Troops halted a Russian assault in the Vovchansk direction and captured six invaders on Jan. 18.

18 January 2025, 11:35 PM

Fresh reserves and heavy losses for Russian forces near Vovchansk — Commander of Ukraine’s Aidar Brigade

New Russian mechanized units have arrived in the Kupyansk direction, and additional forces have been deployed near Vovchansk. The Russian occupiers have a clear objective: “to seize Kupyansk,” reported Junior Sergeant Stanislav Bunyatov, squad commander of the 24th Separate Assault Brigade Aidar of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, on Nov. 1.

1 November 2024, 04:52 PM

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