Ukrainian military forces have successfully contained Russian attempts to advance near the town of Vovchansk. This report indicates ongoing defensive operations in the area.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have refuted claims regarding Russian troop advances in the areas of Vovchansk and Synkivka, stating the reports are unfounded.

Russian troops are continuing active but unsuccessful attempts to advance in small groups in the areas of Vovchansk, Lyptsi, and Vovchanski Khutory in Ukraine.

Russian troops attacked two settlements in the Vovchansk community in the Kharkiv region with drones. As a result of the enemy attack, two civilian men, aged 81 and 61, were killed. Another woman and a man were injured.

Mihajlo Cemeris, a Ukrainian soldier, lost both legs above the knees during combat in the Kharkiv region near Vovchansk last August, but despite his severe injuries, he expresses no regrets.