UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jan 7 — Russians occupied Lozova and attempted to move towards Nova Kruhliakivka, reported DeepState, a crowdsourced OSINT monitoring project, marking the settlement as Russian-occupied on their map.
“This information is not being confirmed by data from the [positions],” said Viktor Trekhubov, a spokesperson for “Khortytsia” group of forces that operates in that area of the frontline, to Gwara Media.
Russia’s new push towards Borova started this summer, with Moscow troops slowly making gains to move towards the left bank of the Oskil River. They’ve already reached the river in parts of Kharkiv region north of Lozova, near Dvorichna and Kruhliakivka on the Kupiansk axis.
During the national telethon, Trebuhov said he doesn’t understand where the claims of taking Lozova are coming from, noting there haven’t been reports of serious fighting in the area.
Gwara Media couldn’t verify the situation in Lozova independently.
At the end of December, Institute for the Study of War reported that Russian troops captured Lozova and Berestove on the Kupiansk axis, based on geolocation data, but a spokesman for “Khortytsia” refuted these claims.
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