UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 6 — Over the past day, Russian troops attacked five times in the Kharkiv direction near Vovchansk and Tykhe, 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 that in the Kupiansk direction, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian positions seven times. They made most of their efforts near Petropavlivka, Berestove, and Stelmakhivka.

According to the report, the Russians also hit Vovchanski Khutory, Dibrova, Petropavlivka, Synkove, and Kruhliakivka in the Kharkiv region with airstrikes.

The “Kharkiv” group of forces reported that in the Kharkiv direction, the Russian army evacuated wounded from Vovchansk and carried out an internal rotation of personnel.

In one of the city’s residential districts, the Russian army is preparing for assaults. They are building up personnel in the basements of high-rise apartmentment buildings to continue further attacks on the Ukrainian defense positions.

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