Russia claims completion of Kharkiv military operation

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced the conclusion of ‘Operation Bear Corner’ in the Kharkiv Oblast. According to General Valeriy Gerasimov, Russian forces successfully encircled and destroyed a Ukrainian grouping of approximately 2,000 soldiers.

The operation, carried out by the 18th and 71st Motorized Rifle Divisions, resulted in Russian control over 461 square kilometers of territory and 28 settlements. The encirclement was reportedly finalized on August 30, after which Russian forces divided and neutralized the trapped Ukrainian units, officially concluding the operation on October 16.

In broader combat reports, Russian forces claim to have eliminated 1,040 Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries within a 24-hour period. This period also saw the destruction of numerous drones, armored vehicles, and electronic warfare centers, alongside strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities and metallurgical plants in Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih.