This is what the fields in the Kharkiv region look like after Russian shelling!

This is what the fields in the Kharkiv region look like after Russian shelling!

The Ukrainian army reportedly recaptured Cirkuny, expanding the buffer zone north of Kharkiv. Continued fighting is reported east of the Seversky Donets River and west of Izyum.

After the AFU retreated to fortified positions, the Russian Federation tentatively took control of the town of Popasna after many weeks of fighting. They also managed to reach the outskirts of Toshkivka after capturing Nizhnyy, and the fight for control of Rubizhne continues.