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The 130th Territorial Defense Battalion liberated the settlement of Hoptivka, located approximately 2 kilometers from the Russian border.

Hoptivka, Kharkiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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130th Territorial Defense Battalion (military_unit) Hoptivka (location) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Russian Army (military_unit) Azov Kharkiv Special Operations Forces (military_unit) 14th Mechanised Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great (military_unit) Vesele (location) Vovchansk (location) Ternova (location) Varvarivka (location) Izbytske (location) Staritsa (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Defense Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Kharkiv Oblast (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Izium (location) Kupiansk (location) Kozacha Lopan (location) Volchansk (location) Msta self-propelled howitzer (weapon_system) Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer (weapon_system) R-149MA1 (weapon_system) Ukrainian 14th Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Balakliia (location) Izyum (location) Kupyansk (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Balakliya (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Belgorod Region (location) Vsevolod Kozhemyako (person) Ukrainian volunteer unit "Khartiya" (military_unit) Russian Federation (location) Velyky Burluk (location)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

The 130th Territorial Defense Battalion liberated the settlement of Hoptivka, located approximately 2 kilometers from the Russian border.

Ukrainska Pravda →

The SSU demonstrated Russian weapons captured from liberated Izium.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian occupiers left behind whole arsenals of ammunition in Izium.

Kyiv Independent →

Velykyi Burluk was officially liberated on September 12, 2022.

UNIAN →

Ukrainian military units captured Velykyi Burluk.

UNIAN →

Russian forces retreated from Velykyi Burluk into previously occupied territories or directly to Russia.

Censor.NET →

Russian troops are attempting to cross the border into Russia and the Belgorod region due to lack of ammunition and fuel.

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.019Z

Source story: day-201-2023-02-13