UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 8 — In the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops tried to attack Ukrainian positions near Vovchansk and Tykhe three times over the past day, 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, there were five Russian attacks near Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, and towards Novoosynove.

The “Kharkiv” group of forces reported that during August 6, in the Kharkiv direction, Russians fired 517 times at Ukrainian positions. Russia has increased the use of artillery, mortars, and multiple launch rocket systems to strike at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

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