Military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko stated that while Patriot systems are necessary to defend Kharkiv from Russian aerial attacks, they would be quickly destroyed if deployed near the city due to constant Russian Orlan drone reconnaissance over the region.
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Patriot air defense systems would be quickly destroyed if deployed near Kharkiv city
Russian Orlan reconnaissance drones constantly fly over Kharkiv Oblast gathering intelligence and adjusting artillery fire in real time
Ukrainian forces lack sufficient air defense systems to shoot down Orlan drones regularly
The strike on the company's printing facilities stands to reduce the volume of Ukraine's publishing industry by 40 percent, according to Polituchniy's estimates.
Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces established combat control over an unspecified section of the border where Russian forces had initially crossed into northern Kharkiv Oblast.
Russia deliberately hit a civilian object in the middle of the weekend, Ukraine's Internal Affairs Minister, Ihor Klymenko said
Police investigators are working at the scene to record war crimes. Criminal proceedings have been launched.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:03.968Z
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