Russian forces are using infiltration tactics to cross into Kharkiv Oblast and advance towards the village of Kozacha Lopan, around 2 km from the Russian border. Ukrainska Pravda has information that Russian troops have been operating inside the settlement for at least a week.
Source: Ukraine's Joint Forces grouping in a response to a query from Ukrainska Pravda; two military sources on the South Slobozhanshchyna front; Viacheslav Zadorenko, Head of Derhachi City Military Administration, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda
Details: In response to a query from Ukrainska Pravda, the Joint Forces grouping said: "The enemy is attempting assault operations towards Kozacha Lopan after making a tactical incursion across the state border near the settlement of Hraniv. The defence forces are recording active attempts by Russian units to cross the border and infiltrate Kozacha Lopan."
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Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint Forces, told Ukrainska Pravda that fighting is currently taking place in the area between the villages of Hraniv and Kozacha Lopan.
