Russian forces continued small infantry group assaults in the Kupyansk direction but struggled to advance, with Ukrainian forces striking Russian positions in central Kurylivka.
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Ukrainian Joint Forces Task Force reported that Russian forces are struggling to advance in the Kupyansk direction.
At least 25 buildings were damaged and people were injured in a Russian attack on Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district.
Two enemy strikes occurred in the Novobavarskyi district, damaging twenty-five private houses and one apartment building.
Three people were injured in the strikes: a 47-year-old man with cuts from shattered glass and a 50-year-old woman with an acute stress reaction.
On the Kupiansk front, Russians conducted five attacks towards Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, Kivsharivka, and Novoplatonivka.
Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people and injured 12 others, including a child, damaging Kharkiv city and 13 settlements.
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