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Ukrainian National Guard soldiers stopped a Russian offensive in the Kupiansk sector that attempted to seize a crossing of the Oskil River and cut the Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank.

Kupiansk, Kharkiv
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In the Kupiansk sector, soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine stopped the Russian offensive which tried to seize the crossing of the Oskil River and cut the bridgehead of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank.

The Russian army attempted to seize the Oskil River crossing and expand its offensive on the eastern bank, but Ukrainian National Guard troops successfully halted this advance

Russians tried to capture the crossing over the Oskol River.

Oleksandr Pivnenko reported that Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian attempt to seize the Oskil River crossing and expand their offensive on the left bank in the Kupiansk direction.

Ukrainian forces destroyed 8 infantry fighting vehicles and 3 tanks, while damaging 6 other infantry fighting vehicles.

Russian losses included 21 killed and 26 wounded soldiers.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:38.002Z

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