# Russian forces launch massive strike on encircled Ukrainian strongholds in Kharkov Region

https://mins.news/en/item/102712

- TASS, 2026-10-16 07:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2202853

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said a Uragan rocket-launcher crew from the Battlegroup North’s 11th Army Corps struck Ukrainian strongpoints and personnel in Kharkov Region. The ministry said the attack disrupted Ukrainian plans and destroyed military supply storage. It also reported that Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian self-propelled artillery unit in Sumy Region.

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