UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul 5 — In the Lyptsi direction, like in almost all areas of the front, Russian troops create small infantry groups of four to six people and advance mostly in bad weather. The military notes that the Russians learned this from the Ukrainian army, said the commander of the operational battalion of the 13th National Guard Brigade “Khartia,” in an interview with Gwara Media.

Russia started their 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.)

Serhii said that the Ukrainian defense forces used this tactic because of the smaller number of troops.

“We had to use small-group tactics to push the enemy out and move on. They [the Russians] noticed this, analyzed it, and started doing the same,” Serhii said.

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.