Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on March 17 but did not advance, attacking near Lyptsi and Vovchansk.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on March 17 but did not advance. Russian forces continued attacking north of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on March 16 and 17.
In the village of Velyka Shapkivka, an airstrike started a fire and injured three women aged 56, 66, and 75 and a 66-year-old man.
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