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Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attacking near Vovchansk, Starytsia, and Zelene without confirmed advances.

Izium, Kharkiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (organization) Akhmat Spetsnaz Kanada Detachment (military_unit) Anvar Spetsnaz Detachment (military_unit) Izium (location) Russian Federation (organization) UAV (weapon_system) Fedorivka (location) Kupiansk District (location) Kharkiv Oblast (location) Borivske (location) Shevchenkove community (location) 429th Regiment "ACHILLES" (military_unit) Type-75 MLRS (weapon_system) Chuhuiiv (location) Kupiansk (location) administrative building (location) dormitories (location) post office (location) lyceum (location) agricultural enterprise (location) power lines (location) Halyna Minaieva (person) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 18 but did not make confirmed advances. Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Starytsia, and Zelene on July 17 and 18.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In Kharkiv Oblast, one person was injured in Izium, and houses, infrastructure, and farmland were damaged due to Russian attacks.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked Fedorivka with drones on July 18, 2025, causing fires in three outbuildings and dry grass.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

There were no casualties or injuries reported from the drone strike on Fedorivka.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.043Z

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