💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces eliminated a Russian bridgehead on the west bank of the Oskil River near Novomlynsk north of Kupyansk.

December 4, 2024 Novomlynsk, Kharkiv Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian 44th Army Corps (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Krasnopillia (location) Veterynarne (location) Vovchansk (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian army (organization) Kupiansk (location) 65-year-old man (person) Oleksandrivka (location) Bohodukhiv district (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Russian forces (organization) 8th Mountain Assault Brigade (military_unit) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Ukrainian Air Force (organization) Russian drone (weapon_system) 71st Separate Ranger Brigade (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Oskil River (location) Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) 101st Separate Brigade of the General Staff Guard (military_unit) 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces eliminated a Russian bridgehead on the west (right) bank of the Oskil River near Novomlynsk

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Krasnopillia, Veterynarne, Vovchanski Khutory, Dvorichna, Petropavlivka, Lozova, Kostiantynivka, Huliaipole, and Novoandriivka

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops successfully repelled the assault. The right bank of the Oskil is under the control of the Defense Forces, and Ukrainian flags now fly over the Novomlynsk settlement

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched Shahed-type drones targeting Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Soldiers of the 71st Separate Ranger Brigade destroyed an enemy FPV drone launch point.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.889Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-4-2024