KYIV: Ukrainian troops still control about 60 per cent of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials s
Ukrainian servicemen of the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russia n troops in a front line, amid Russia 's attack on Ukraine , in Kharkiv region, Ukraine , on May 16, 2024. to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russia n attacks, officials said in the most detailed public assessment of the battle to date.
"About 60 per cent of the town is controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, meaning that the assaults do not stop," he added. Vovchansk's police chief said last week that Russian forces had taken positions in the town and called the situation"extremely difficult".
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