💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.

February 18, 2025 Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) oleh Syniehubov (person) 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defence (organization) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) GAB (weapon_system) Russian Aviation (military_unit) Cherkaska Lozova (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Petropavlivka (location) Pishchane (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

In Kharkiv Oblast, three men, aged 23, 49, and 50, suffered injuries after the Russian strike with an FPV drone in the village of Kutkivka

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attempted to storm positions of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade with a tank and two IFVs, but both IFVs were destroyed by Ukrainian soldiers using RPGs and drones.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.922Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-18-2025