UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Sep 18 — In the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled Russian attacks 13 times near Synkivka, Novoosynove, Kruhliakivka, Andriivka, Kolisnykivka, Petropavlivka, and Lozova, reported the General Staff.

Russia started its new offensive north and northeast in the Kharkiv region in May, but Ukrainian troops have stabilized the frontline in this section since. Now, heavy battles are ongoing in and around Vovchansk (three miles from the border, 46 miles away from Kharkiv) and near Lyptsi (six miles from the border, 12 miles from Kharkiv.)

The General Staff reported another combat clash in the Kharkiv direction near Vovchansk.

On September 16, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reportred that geolocation footage published on September 16 shows Russian troops shelling Ukrainian positions at the aggregate plant in Vovchansk. This may mean that the Defense Forces have regained lost positions in the plant.

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  •  Over the past day, the Russian army conducted logistics in Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction, evacuated losses, and strengthened assault groups, reported the “Kharkiv” group of forces.