UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Oct 17 — In the Kupiansk direction, there were 18 Russian attacks over the past day. Defense forces repelled Russian military assaults near Kucherivka, Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka, Lozova, and Vyshneve, reported the General Staff.

One of the main goals of the Russian full-scale war is to capture the remainder of occupied Luhansk and Donetsk Oblast; their operations on the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line are dedicated to that. From this section of the frontline, they also aim to push into Kharkiv Oblast and re-occupy Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, important logistics hubs for the region.  

In the Kharkiv direction, there were four combat clashes near Starytsia.

On October 14, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that the Russian army may have advanced within Vovchansk, to the northeast of Kharkiv, amid continuing offensive operations in the north of Kharkiv region.

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  • In the Kupiansk direction, there were 19 combat clashes near Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Vyshneve, Kopanky, and Lozova, reported the General Staff.