The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that the Defense Forces of Ukraine have regained control over a tactically significant area north of the settlement of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv Region, which made it possible to move the line of combat contact away from Kharkiv. The fighting for the area lasted for about half a year.
The press service of the department has reported this.
"The efforts of the 13th operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Khartiia", the 92nd separate assault brigade named after the koshovyi ataman Ivan Sirko and other units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine have restored control over several square kilometers of a tactically significant area north of the settlement of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv Region," the message says.
It is noted that the liberated forest area was nicknamed "Berlin" by the enemy. The fighting for this area lasted about six months, and the total enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 1,500 people killed and wounded. Several hundred units of various weapons and military equipment of the enemy were also destroyed.
"Restoring control over the specified territory made it possible to move the line of combat contact away from Kharkiv and strengthen the defense of the entire region," the General Staff emphasized.
Map: DeepState
Recall that the DeepState analytical project and the 13th operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Khartiia" previously announced this. It was indicated that the fighting for this area had been ongoing since November 2024, covering an area of more than 200 hectares. The confrontation was fought for control over an important territory, which has both natural and tactical importance for the defense of the region.
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