Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Starytsya, Verkhnya Pysarivka, Okhrimivka, and toward Velykyi Burluk on March 23-24 but did not advance.
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Russian forces attacked in the Kharkiv direction but did not advance.
Positions of border units near Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region have recently come under Russian attacks.
Russian forces used an FPV drone to strike a commuter train, killing one passenger and causing injuries
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terehov said that a drone crashed in an open field without detonating or causing damage.
Russian forces attacked a suburban train on the Slatyne-Kharkiv route with a strike drone. One person was killed and another was injured.
зафиксировано прямое попадание FPV-дрона российских захватчиков в электропоезд, следовавший по маршруту Слатыно – Харьков
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy launched four assaults on the positions of our units near Vovchansk and in the direction of Okhrimivka.
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