UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul 5 — The Ukrainian military has stopped the Russian army’s movement towards Kharkiv, so the 13th Brigade of the National Guard “Khartia” and other combat units are creating conditions to push the Russians back, said the commander of the operational battalion of the 13th National Guard Brigade “Khartia,” in an interview with Gwara Media.

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 military said the Russian army uses a lot of artillery and drones. Near Lyptsi, the Russian guided bomb (KABs) attacks do not stop during the day.

The General Staff reported that in the Kharkiv direction, the Russian army continues offensive and assault operations. There were 19 combat clashes near Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Hlyboke, Lyptsi, and Vovchansk.

According to the General Staff, over the past day, the Russian army launched one missile attack, 59 air strikes, using 111 guided bombs (KABs), and fired over 4,000 times at the positions of Ukrainian units and towns and villages all over Ukraine.

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  • In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian army tried to attack three times near Vovchansk, Lyptsi, and Sotnytskyi Kozachok but failed, reported the General Staff.