Earlier, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian troops had driven Russian occupiers off a foothold on the right bank of the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast. The report stated that Russian forces had attempted to capture and hold this position near Novomlynsk in the Kupyansk district.

A video published by the military showed Ukrainian soldiers pushing back Russian forces near the village of Novomlynsk. The army said that the western bank of the Oskil River is officially under Ukrai

Ukrainian troops managed to fend off Russian forces attempting to establish a foothold on the western side of the Oskil River north of the Kharkiv Oblast town of Kupiansk, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Dec.

The Russian forces attempted to seize and hold new positions across the river Oskil near Novomlynsk in Kupyansk District, but, despite having numerical superiority and initially crossing the water obstacle,

The Russian army made an attempt to gain and maintain a foothold on the right (western) bank of the Oskil River, near the village of Novomlynsk in Kharkiv Oblast, but the Ukrainian defence forces pushed them out.

The Russian forces made progress near Kruhliaivka in Kharkiv Oblast. Read also: Ukrainian forces advance near Vuhledar, Russian troops capture two villages near Pokrovsk and Kurakhove Analysts also updated the frontline near Novyi Komar in Donetsk Oblast.