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Ukrainian forces repelled a reinforced-platoon sized Russian mechanized assault of four MT-LB armored fighting vehicles and a tank in the Kupyansk direction.
Kharkiv Oblast
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Ukrainian forces repelled Russian mechanized assault in Kupyansk direction
A Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast killed at least four civilians and injured 18, damaging a dozen apartment buildings and several vehicles.
Our soldiers also destroyed enemy cars, communication antennas and guns.
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