Russian forces attacked in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Vovchansk, Zelene, Lyman, Vilcha, and other settlements.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on February 25 but did not make confirmed advances
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted five times to break through Ukrainian defensive lines near the settlements of Vilcha, Synelnykove, Mala Vovcha, and Zelene.
The Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian defence five times near the settlements of Vilcha, Synelnykove, Mala Vovcha and Zelene.
Russia deployed a fiber-optic FPV drone that reached Kharkiv, the first such instance since the full-scale invasion began
A Russian fiber-optic first-person view (FPV) drone reached the outskirts of Kharkiv City for the first time on February 25.
Ukrainian soldiers discovered and destroyed enemy shelters in the Kupiansk direction, mined the facility and blew it up
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