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Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault group from the area near the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in central Vovchansk on the night of August 31 to September 1.

Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Ukrinform Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces (military_unit) Russian assault groups (military_unit) Vovchansk Aggregate Plant (location) Russian 348th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) Andrei Belousov (person) Russian 21st Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian 6th Combined Arms Army artillery elements (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Iskander-M ballistic missile (weapon_system) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Grom-E1 missile-glide bomb hybrid (weapon_system) Kharkiv Sports Palace (location) Saltovsky district (location) Hydropark (location) Kyiv district (location) Iskander missile (weapon_system) S-400 missile system (weapon_system) Belgorod region (location) Rostov region (location) Russian assault group (military_unit) Russian 7th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) Russian 25th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Hart Brigade (military_unit) State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (organization) Scorpion UAV unit (military_unit) ZU-23-2 (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Novoosynove (location) Kupiansk district (location) Bohodukhiv district (location) Liubotyn (location) Kharkiv Oblast (location) Kupiansk (location) Bohodukhiv (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Lyptsi (location) Akhmat (military_unit) Vitaly Sarantsev (person) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian troops (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Vitalii Sarantsev (person) Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (military_unit) 45th Guards Airborne Brigade (military_unit) Solntsepyok (weapon_system)

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Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault group from the area near the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched approximately ten ballistic missiles at Kharkiv targeting civilian infrastructure

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Kharkiv Sports Palace, shopping centre in Saltovsky district, and building near Hydropark were hit

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The reconnaissance and strike group of the Scorpion UAV unit from the Hart Brigade discovered and destroyed the invaders' anti-aircraft artillery system. The system was hit at a firing position in a forest belt.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A precise FPV drone strike burned down a Russian ZU-23-2 and ammunition.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In this section (of the front line), we partially improve our tactical position, and in case of favorable conditions, we counterattack the enemy

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

HUR operators cleared the aggregate plant in Vovchansk of Russian occupiers. The territory of the plant was transferred to the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after clearing all 30 buildings of the object.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.905Z

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