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Russian forces continued infiltration missions in Kozacha Lopan and near Ivanivka without confirmed advances.

Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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Russian Northern Grouping of Forces (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) (military_unit) Kh-39 (weapon_system) FAB-1500 (weapon_system) Russian Western Grouping of Forces (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Geran-3 (weapon_system) Izium (location) Kharkiv Oblast (location) North Slobozhanshchyna front (location) Kursk Oblast (location) Russian armed forces (organization) Ukrainian defenders (organization) South Slobozhanshchyna front (location) Lyman (location) Kozacha Lopаn (location) Izbytske (location) Okhrimivka (location) Kruhle (location) Dvorichanske (location) Ukrainian units (organization) Kupiansk front (location) Kupiansk (location) Kurylivka (location) Novoplatonivka (location) State Border Guard Service (organization) Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector (location) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Kharkiv (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Russian forces continued infiltration missions in Kozacha Lopan and near Ivanivka.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Izium came under another Russian attack on 17 August at around 04:00 using a Geran-3 UAV.

Ukrinform →

Border guards detected and struck 13 enemy shelters in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector

Kyiv Independent →

The city of Kharkiv and nine other settlements in the region came under Russian attacks.

Kyiv Post →

Russian troops were fighting inside Kudiivka but had not established strongholds there.

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