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Russian forces launched a reinforced company-sized mechanized assault in Vovchansk with 17 MT-LB armored fighting vehicles, three tanks, and over 100 personnel.

Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Ukrinform

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Entities

MT-LB (weapon_system) Russian 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian 79th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) Russian Volunteer Corps (military_unit) FPV drones (weapon_system) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian 138th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) FPV drone (weapon_system) Russian Federation (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Kupiansk (location) Russian forces (organization) Vovchansk Aggregate Plant (location) Heavy flamethrower system (weapon_system) Main Intelligence Directorate (organization) British Ministry of Defense (organization) Russian Ground Forces (organization) Main Directorate of Intelligence (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) T2108 road (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces launched a mechanized assault in Vovchansk with 17 MT-LB armored fighting vehicles, three tanks, and over 100 personnel

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Elements of the Russian 138th Motorized Rifle Brigade and 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment participated in attacks near the Aggregate Plant

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Elements of the Russian Volunteer Corps participated in the assault

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Attacks using missiles across the country and aerial glide bombs, particularly against the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Kharkiv axis: three skirmishes took place near Vovchansk

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.894Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-2