UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 27 — In the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops are remotely mining the area near Hlyboke with anti-personnel mines and rotating personnel and logistics in Starytsia and Ohirtseve, reported the “Kharkiv” group of forces. 

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.)

According to the military, the Russians are not giving up trying to advance deeper into the Kharkiv region. Over the past day, “Kharkiv” reports, the Russians launched 40 kamikaze drone strikes and fired 401 times at the positions of the Defense Forces.

In Vovchansk, the Russian military is conducting aerial reconnaissance of the city to identify Ukrainian Defense Forces units and continue offensive operations.

The Russian army lost 90 troops in the Kharkiv direction over the day, reported the “Kharkiv” group of forces. 

Also, the Ukrainian troops destroyed 87 units of weapons and military equipment in the Kharkiv direction, including two tanks, one armored combat vehicle, seven artillery systems, 11 vehicles, seven special equipment units, and 59 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). 

The Ukrainian army also destroyed 61 Russian personnel shelters and two ammunition storage sites.

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