Russia opens new infiltration points along Kharkiv region border, media report

Russian troops are infiltrating across the border in the Kharkiv region and moving toward the settlement of Kozacha Lopan.

This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing comments from representatives of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and the head of the Derhachi Military Administration, Viacheslav Zadorenko.

According to the Joint Forces grouping, Russian troops are attempting assaults in the direction of Kozacha Lopan after making a tactical incursion along the border near the village of Hraniv. Ukrainian forces are recording «actual attempts to cross the border and infiltrate Russian units toward Kozacha Lopan.»

Viktor Trehubov, spokesman for the Joint Forces grouping, told the outlet that fighting is currently taking place between the villages of Hraniv and Kozacha Lopan.

«The bastards have infiltrated the area near Kozacha Lopan, but it’s hard to say how many of them are there. Our forces are hitting them hard with FPV drones. It all started with the loss of Veterynarne [a border village north of Kozacha Lopan], which led to the dismissal of the previous brigade commander a few months ago,» an anonymous military source told journalists.

Zadorenko, head of the Dergachi Military Administration, acknowledged that Russian forces have been active in the area for the past two to three months, achieving partial success in the hamlets surrounding Kozacha Lopan. This includes Veterynarne, Hraniv, and Shevchenka. According to him, Russian troops entered these small settlements and are now attempting to advance into Kozacha Lopan.

As of now, over a hundred civilians remain in the town of Kozacha Lopan.

Ukrainska Pravda notes that, according to data from the DeepState monitoring platform, Veterynarne and Hraniv mark the fifth and sixth Russian infiltration points in the Kharkiv region.