The Russian occupation troops in the Kharkiv direction retreated almost to the border of the Russian Federation and are located about 10 kilometers from the border, according to the American Institute for the Study of War, citing sources in the Russian army..

“Ukrainian troops liberated several towns north of Kharkiv and continued to advance north of the recently liberated Stary Saltov: a Russian source claims that Ukrainian troops advanced within 10 km of the Russian border, although ISW cannot independently confirm these data,” the combat analyst said..

To contain the retreat, the Russian command began redeploying troops to the north of the Kharkiv region in order to try to weaken the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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In particular, the counter-offensive from Kharkov will also lead to the retreat of Russian troops from Izyum in the Kharkov region, where Russian troops are at a standstill.

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The day before, the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the successful return of control over several more settlements in the Kharkiv region.