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Russian forces are remotely mining roads near Kozacha Lopan and using FPV fiber optic drones to strike passing cars and people indiscriminately.

Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian drone operators (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Bilyi Kolodiaz (location)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces remotely mining roads near Kozacha Lopan and using FPV drones to strike civilians

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia is massing forces near Kupiansk, attempting to infiltrate Ukrainian lines by dressing up in civilian clothes or going through gas pipelines

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:44.306Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-19-2025