Since the beginning of the enemy's offensive actions on May 10, 2024, in the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces have taken decisive actions to significantly reduce the activity of russian occupiers. The enemy's plans to deeply penetrate and fortify within the urban area of Vovchansk have been thwarted, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on May 16.
"Since the beginning of the current day, our units have continued to carry out combat missions within the urban area of Vovchansk in the northern part of the city, keeping the enemy under fire control. Actions are ongoing, the situation is under control", - the statement reads.
It was previously reported that russians plan to create a border "buffer zone" in the Kharkiv oblast by connecting footholds in Lyptsi and Vovchansk.