# Russian forces drawing a noose around Ukrainian troops in Kharkov area

https://mins.news/en/item/65129

- TASS, 2026-09-19 02:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190013

> Russia’s Battlegroup North is tightening an encirclement and expanding its outer control zone in the Kharkov region, press center chief Vasily Mezhevykh said. He claimed that encircled Ukrainian personnel were struck near Komissarovo, Krasny Yar, Grachevka, Khripuny and Buzovo, while Ukrainian formations were eliminated in several other settlements.

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