🛡️ Defense

SSO Group Two unit engaged in defensive combat operations against Russian forces near the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region, utilizing various weapon systems including anti-tank missiles.

Lyptsi, Kharkiv Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SSO Group Two engaged in firefight with Russian forces near Lyptsi village

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Combat footage was filmed in spring 2024

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Fighters used AK74 rifles, Kalashnikov machine guns, M4 assault rifles, RPG-7, Fort-600 grenade launcher, and 9K111 Fagot anti-tank missile system

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SSO fighters constructed dugouts using ammunition boxes in well-equipped defensive positions

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck the premises of a fire station in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 31 March – 1 April, causing damage but no casualties. The premises of a fire station were hit. A third of the fire station building has been destroyed in the attack.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian special forces were doing thorough reconnaissance of the area

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:48:13.099Z

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