Russian Forces Tighten 'Fire Trap' Near Volchansk, Ukraine, After Capturing Vodyanoye
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Russian forces, after securing Vodyanoye in the Kharkov Region, are encircling Ukrainian troops near Volchansk, with up to 1,000 potentially trapped, according to military expert Andrey Marochko.
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The conflict in Ukraine has seen intensified fighting in the Kharkov Region.
LUGANSK, August 13. /TASS/. Russian forces are tightening a fire trap for Ukrainian troops near Volchansk after taking control of the settlement of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov Region, military expert Andrey Marochko said.
"The liberation of the settlement of Vodyanoye is another step towards encircling Ukrainian troops located east of the settlement of Volchansk. The Volchansk pocket continues to shrink," he told TASS.
Marochko told TASS earlier that Russian forces are expanding their positions near Volchansk and are advancing in various directions to encircle this settlement. According to him, up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops might be trapped in the Volchansk pocket.
The Russian defense ministry reported on August 12 that Russian forces have taken control of the settlement of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov Region.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Further escalation around Volchansk
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Exact number of trapped Ukrainian troops
- Future Russian military strategy
