Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast but did not advance.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on September 2 and 3 but did not advance.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted one attack towards the village of Bohuslavka.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk fronts, Ukrainian forces repelled one Russian assault toward Bachivsk.
In Kharkiv Oblast, two people were injured as Russian forces attacked 10 settlements using a missile, Molniya and FPV drones, and dozens of other UAVs, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Ukrainian troops have liberated another 4 square kilometers (1.5 square miles) of territory in the Kupiansk sector of the northeastern Kharkiv region.
Soldiers from the 23rd Assault Regiment R.U.G., part of the National Guard’s 2nd Khartiia Corps, cleared new areas between the settlements of Dvorichna and Zapadne.
The regiment worked alongside troops from Ukraine’s 35th Separate Marine Brigade.
On September 3, Russian occupiers struck the settlement of Pechenyky in Kharkiv Oblast, resulting in ten injuries, including children.
A house and an outbuilding caught fire at the site of the strike.
Soldiers of the 23rd Assault Regiment of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine 'Khartiia' have cleared new areas of terrain between Dvorichna and Zapadne in the Kupiansk direction, liberating an additional 4 km² of territory.
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