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Russian forces conducted a failed ground attack on Kozacha Lopan, 5km from the Kharkiv Oblast-Russia border, which Ukrainian forces repelled.

Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Kupiansk (location) Kozacha Lopan (location)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted failed ground attack on Kozacha Lopan

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Kupiansk was briefly occupied by Russian forces before it was liberated during a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive in the autumn of 2022

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Torture chambers were discovered in Kozacha Lopan after its liberation by Ukrainian forces during the counteroffensive in late 2022.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.902Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-26