UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Nov 8 – Over the past day in the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions six times near Starytsia and Vovchansk, 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.)

In the Kupiansk direction, there were three Russian attacks. Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Kindrashivka, Zahryzove, and Zelenyi Hai.

Russia launched one missile strike and 70 airstrikes, dropping 142 glide bombs (KABs) on positions of Ukrainian troops and cities and villages in the Kharkiv region over the past day in total. Russians fired over 4,697 times at Ukrainian forces, including 77 times with multiple launch rocket systems, and used 1,538 kamikaze drones to attack.

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  •  During the week of October 28-November 3, the Russian army attacked various regions of Ukraine, using more than 900 glide bombs (KABs), said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.