Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Russia Captures Village in Ukraine's Kharkiv Region
Russia's military said they took control of a small village called Starytsya in northeastern Ukraine.
This village is near a town called Vovchansk, close to the border between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine's military said Russia attacked the area but didn't say the village was captured.
Russia also launched big attacks on Ukrainian drone sites and energy places.
Russia has been slowly moving westward in southeastern Ukraine, taking over new villages.
Most of their gains are in the Donetsk region, but they are also putting pressure on Ukrainian defenses in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Russia's Defence Ministry claims its forces have captured the village of Starytsya in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
Ukraine's military reported Russian attacks in the area but did not confirm the village's capture.
The village is near Vovchansk, close to the Ukraine-Russia border, where Russian forces launched an incursion in May 2024.
Russia conducted overnight strikes on Ukrainian long-range drone sites and energy facilities.
Russian forces have been making slow advances westward through southeastern Ukraine, with most gains in the Donetsk region.
- Who
- Russian forces and Ukrainian military
- What
- Capture of Starytsya village in Kharkiv region
- When
- January 24, 2024
- Where
- Kharkiv region, Ukraine
- Why
- Russian forces are trying to extend gains in the area
- Village Captured
- Starytsya
- Region
- Kharkiv
- Nearby Town
- Vovchansk
- Date of Capture
- January 24, 2024
- Russian Strikes
- Overnight strikes on Ukrainian drone sites and energy facilities