Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on September 17 and 18 but did not advance as Ukrainian forces counterattacked north of Kharkiv City.

Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on September 17 and 18 but did not advance as Ukrainian forces counterattacked north of Kharkiv City.

Two people have been killed and two injured in a Russian attack on Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast on 18 September.

Vitalii Karabanov, Head of Balakliia City Military Administration, confirmed two deaths and stated that two people were taken to hospital.

Roofs of houses were damaged and windows were shattered at the site of the strike.

On September 18, Russian forces attacked a commuter train in the Kharkiv region. One person was killed and eight others were injured.

A Russian drone double-tap attack on a house in Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast killed four people and injured three others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Another person was killed and 12 injured elsewhere in the region over the past day.

A Russian drone strike on a residential home in the town of Balakliya in Kharkiv region killed four civilians late Friday evening, Sept. 18.

Fighters from the Strike Groups Company (R.U.G) of the 23rd Assault Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine’s Khartiia 2nd Corps have released footage showing the bodies of Russian assault troops killed in the Kupiansk direction.

The killed Russian soldiers belonged to the 121st Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian army’s 68th Division.

Khartiia’s foreign volunteers filmed the footage of the killed Russian group on September 18, 2026.