On August 23, local time on August 22, the 3rd Ukrainian Assault Brigade announced on its official social platform that the 3rd Ukrainian Independent Assault Brigade launched an assault operation in the Kharkiv region, which took control of the Russian stronghold and penetrated nearly 2 kilometers into the front line. At present, this task has been completed. The Russian side has not responded yet.
According to local officials, a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, hit a high-rise residential building.
The Ukrainian military said it was withdrawing to new positions near the village of Lukyantsi in the northern Kharkiv region due to heavy Russian airstrikes.
The Russian Defense Ministry says its troops have captured five settlements in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: Fighting continues in the border areas of the Kharkiv region, and Russian troops have sent reinforcements to the region in an attempt to break through the Kharkiv region with armored vehicles.
A senior Ukrainian military source: Russian troops have advanced one kilometer into the Kharkiv region near the Ukrainian town of Voltsk. The Russian army plans to advance up to 10 kilometers in the Kharkiv region to establish a buffer zone.
The local police stated that for the first time since 2022, Russia has used an air bomb to attack Kharkiv.