⚔️ Counterattack

ISW assessed that Ukraine launched successful counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction in November 2025 and in the Oleksandrivka direction in late January 2026.

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

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Ukraine launched successful counterattacks in Kupyansk direction.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukraine has managed to reduce glide bomb attacks on Kharkiv by striking Russian airfields and planes that launch them

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

11 air strikes, 26 guided bombs, 171 shellings (6 from MLRS) in North Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.146Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-25-2026