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Russian Troops Tighten Encirclement & Expand Buffer Zone in Kharkov Region
Russian Troops Tighten Encirclement & Expand Buffer Zone in Kharkov Region
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Units of the Sever battlegroup are fighting to liberate the settlements of Nikolayevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefedovka, and Lobanovka in the encircled part of the Kharkov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
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"Fighting is underway in the encirclement ring to liberate the settlements of Nikolayevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefedovka, and Lobanovka in the Kharkov region. Enemy formations were struck in the areas of the settlements of Kupino and Chernoye," the statement read.Units of the Tsentr Battlegroup improved frontline positions, striking Ukrainian troops and hardware in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk region.Soldiers of the Vostok Battlegroup pushed deeper into Ukrainian defences, striking in the Zaporozhye region.
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Russian Troops Tighten Encirclement & Expand Buffer Zone in Kharkov Region
09:47 GMT 07.10.2026 (Updated: 11:03 GMT 07.10.2026) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Units of the Sever Battlegroup are fighting to liberate the settlements of Nikolayevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefedovka, and Lobanovka in the encircled part of the Kharkov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense has reported.
"Fighting is underway in the encirclement ring to liberate the settlements of Nikolayevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefedovka, and Lobanovka in the Kharkov region. Enemy formations were struck in the areas of the settlements of Kupino and Chernoye," the statement read.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the encirclement of around 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers in northern Kharkov region, allowing Russian forces to push the front line further away from the city of Belgorod.
Units of the Tsentr Battlegroup improved frontline positions, striking Ukrainian troops and hardware in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Soldiers of the Vostok Battlegroup pushed deeper into Ukrainian defences, striking in the Zaporozhye region.
Ukraine lost over 520 soldiers in combat against Russia's
Tsentr Battlegroup, over 260 Ukrainian soldiers were neutralized by Russia's
Sever Battlegroup, and over 255 by the
Vostok Battlegroup Up to 220 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by the
Zapad Battlegroup, over 155 by the
Yug Battlegroup, and up to 30 by the
Dnepr BattlegroupRussian soldiers have inflicted fire damage on production workshops of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and military materiel depots, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas
Russian air defense forces downed 764 Ukrainian drones
