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Russian forces made a confirmed advance into Starytsya, southwest of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Geolocated footage published on May 18 shows Russian forces have advanced further into the settlement amid continued fighting in the Vovchansk direction.

Starytsya, Kharkiv
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post

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Russian forces (military_unit) Vovchansk (location) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Oleg Synegubov (person) Kharkiv region (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Geolocated footage published on May 18 shows Russian forces advanced further into Starytsya

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

President Volodymyr Zelensky said more reinforcements had been sent to the area

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.943Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-21-2024