# Russia’s Battlegroup North takes control of Volchansk-Budarki highway

https://mins.news/en/item/102958

- TASS, 2026-10-16 11:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2202997

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said Battlegroup North had taken full control of the Volchansk-Budarki highway, which Ukrainian forces had sought to use for logistics. It said Russian troops struck supply convoys and were expanding a security zone along the border in Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkov regions.