The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation entered another settlement in Kharkiv region: what is happening in the north (map)

The Russian military is trying to create tension points along the border. While the defense forces repelled the enhanced enemy mechanized attack in a platoon in Kharkiv, told ISW analysts. The armed forces of the Russian Federation were included in the small border settlement of the Sotnitsky Cossack, located northwest of Kharkiv. Analysts of the Institute of War Study in the daily report on July 4 were told in more detail.

"Russian troops continue periodic cross -border raids to the north of Kharkiv region and, as it is reported, was included in a small border settlement northwest of Kharkiv," the message reads. The spokesman of the operative-tactical group of Kharkiv troops Yuriy Powkh declared on July 4 that the hostile DRG entered the village of Sotnitsky Kozachok, and the Ukrainian military tried to identify and repel the enemy.

According to him, the invaders want to create tension points along the border, using DRG. ISW believes that the invaders make periodic cross -border raids in the north to distract Ukrainian forces from other critical areas. On June 26, the SPSU reported a small Russian raid in the Sotnitsky Cossack.

At that time, the Russian troops argued that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation allegedly almost completely captured the settlement and made "good progress" in the area, but in ISW ​​did not observe the visual confirmation of the long -term presence of Russians in the settlement. According to geolocation of July 4, the Ukrainian military reflected the enemy enhanced mechanized attack in the platoon in the north of Kharkiv.

Analysts emphasized that this was the first visual confirmation of a Russian mechanized attack for them in a platoon in the area from the beginning of the invaders in the north of Kharkiv region since mid -May. In particular, five Russian APs were attacked in the direction of the deep in the west of Krasny. The defense forces were able to destroy three of the five units of armored vehicles, while the enemy failed to make any confirmed advancement during the storming.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, 18 attacks were made in the Kharkiv direction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with the support of aviation during July 4 near the Sotnitsky Cossack, Hlyboka, Liptsi and Vovchansk. Ukrainian fighters managed to successfully repel 14 assaults.

We will remind, on July 4 the officer of the Armed Forces with the call sign "Alex" stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation entered the village of Sotnitsky Kozachok in Kharkiv region. According to him, it is not about linear infantry, but about well -armed DRG. In particular, the enemy began to act smarter than in mid -May.