💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck Russian servicemembers northwest of Starytsya, Kharkiv Oblast, following a Russian infiltration mission.

August 23, 2026 Starytsya, Kharkiv Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Starytsya (location) FAB-1500 glide bomb (weapon_system) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Kurhanne (location) Geran (weapon_system) Lymanivka station (location) Vovchansk (location) Novoplatonivka (location) Shahed (weapon_system) Kharkiv (location) Osnovianskyi district (location) Ihor Terekhov (person) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Russian forces (organization) Izium (location) Kharkiv Oblast (location) Verkhnie Selyshche (location) guided aerial bombs (weapon_system) KAB (weapon_system) Izium City Council (organization) Ukraine's State Emergency Service (organization) Kharkiv Regional State Administration (organization) Osnovyanskyi district (location) Shahed-136 (weapon_system) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Kharkiv region (location) Lymanivka (location) Lozova-Kharkiv train (weapon_system) Mykola Kalashnyk (person) Ukrzaliznytsia (organization) Russia (organization) shelling (weapon_system) Lozova-Kharkiv electric train (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Ukrainian forces struck Russian servicemembers northwest of Starytsya (northeast of Kharkiv City) after what ISW assesses was a Russian infiltration mission according to geolocated footage published on August 23.

Ukrainska Pravda →

A jet-powered Shahed drone hit a house in the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv on the night of August 22-23.

Ukrinform →

A Shahed drone struck a private home in the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv, causing a fire and injuring four people.

Kyiv Independent →

Three people were injured by Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast over the past day.

Kyiv Post →

A Russian Shahed drone struck a residential area in the Osnovyanskyi district of Kharkiv early Sunday morning, Aug. 23, injuring at least eight people and sparking fires in private homes.

UNIAN →

Russian forces launched a drone attack on the 'Lozova-Kharkiv' electric train.

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