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Ukrainian forces advanced near Velykyi Burluk, countering Russian advances in the area.

Konotop, Sumy Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Velykyi Burluk (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Kupiansk (location) Sloviansk (location) Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka (location) Kupyansk (location) Slovyansk (location) Konotop station (location) Tereshchenska station (location) Russia (organization) Ukrzaliznytsia (organization) Ukrainian army corps (military_unit)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Velykyi Burluk

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

A Russian drone struck a locomotive at Konotop station that was due to be attached to a passenger train.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In Sumy Oblast, Russian forces struck a locomotive and damaged the tracks, disrupting train traffic

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted attacks in multiple areas of Sumy Oblast

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.736Z

Source story: 69746