Russian forces conducted mass infantry assaults using columns of 30-60 personnel against Ukrainian positions in Vovchansk.

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Russian forces (military_unit) Maria (person) 53rd Brigade (military_unit) home goods store (location) Marcin (person) 57th Brigade (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukraine (organization) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Kharkiv (location) Homelands (weapon_system) Iskander-M (weapon_system) Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office (organization) Ihor Terekhov (person) Ukrainian military (military_unit) Factor Druk (organization) Serhii Polituchniy (person) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Epitsentr store (location) Starlink (weapon_system) Epicenter (location) Epicenter construction hypermarket (location) Russian Federation (organization)

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UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian forces attacked Vovchansk with infantry columns of 30-40-60 personnel in mass assaults

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Russian missile attack on a Kharkiv hardware store on May 25 became the turning point, convincing many NATO countries to revisit their policy on striking targets in Russia

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:04.520Z

Source story: volchansk-ukrainskie-voennye-otbili-neskolko-kvartalov-v-gorode-novosti-harkova-12653811