💥 Attack

Combat engagement began in the Starytsia area on the Kharkiv axis.

Starytsia, Kharkiv Oblast
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Source Reports

Kharkiv axis: a battle has been going on since the beginning of the day in the Starytsia area

Russia also targeted Kharkiv Oblast with an Iskander-K missile launched from Crimea

Moscow recently made its largest territorial gains in 18 months.

Russian forces continue using small assault group tactics in the Lyptsi direction

Russian forces have failed to consolidate on new territories

On June 2, Ukraine used the HIMARS system to hit the S-300/S-400 system from which Russia fired at Kharkiv 50 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:30.600Z

Source story: 3870593-war-update-almost-30-combat-clashes-since-daystart-on-sunday