Russian shelling caused a fire in a forest in Vovchansk.
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Russian shelling ignited a forest fire in Vovchansk
Russian Air Force dropped glide bombs against frontline settlements when Russia began the initial phase of its Kharkiv Operation on May 10 and dropped no fewer than 20 glide bombs against the frontline city of Vovchansk on May 11 alone
An ATES agent serving in one of the motorized rifle battalions of the 44th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces reports that one of his units refused to storm the Kharkiv region.
The soldiers of this unit are well aware of the high-quality fortifications on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
They also witnessed unsuccessful sabotage and reconnaissance operations by Russian troops.
When new insignia in the form of a diamond and a cross were applied to the vehicles and an order was given, part of the unit refused to comply with the criminal will of the command.
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Extracted: 2026-02-22T18:49:20.867Z
Source story: wildfire-has-consumed-vast-chunks-of-ukraine-is-russia-deliberately-fuelling-the-flames