UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 28 — Ukrainian forces regained lost positions southwest of Kreminna amid continued Russian offensive operations along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on August 27, reported the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

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 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.  

ISW reported that the geolocated footage published on August 21 indicates that Ukrainian forces have marginally advanced in the Serebrianske forest area southwest of Kreminna.

On August 26, the ISW reported, citing geolocated footage, that the Russian army has likely  “marginally” advanced northeast of Kharkiv within Starytsia settlement, and continued fighting northward in the Lyptsi and Hlyboke areas and near Vovchansk.

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  • Over the past day, there were about 34 combat clashes in the Kupiansk and Kharkiv directions, reported the General Staff.