Russian forces seize Vysokaya Yaruga in Kharkov region

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Vysokaya Yaruga in the Kharkov region. Additionally, the ministry reported the liberation of the settlements of Nesternoye and Rublenoye.

Units from the Russian “North” grouping are reportedly tightening a encirclement of Ukrainian armed forces in the northeast of the Kharkov province. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated that the encirclement of an enemy group of up to 2,000 personnel in the northeast of the region had been completed, an action intended to push the combat contact line at least 20 km away from the Belgorod border.

The Russian Defense Ministry also claimed that Ukrainian forces lost up to 460 soldiers in combat against the Russian “Tsentr” battlegroup over the past day. Furthermore, Russian forces conducted strikes on military airfields and energy infrastructure used to support Ukrainian military operations.