# Russia’s Battlegroup North takes control of Lukashovo and Lobanovka in Kharkov Region

https://mins.news/en/item/94380

- TASS, 2026-10-10 10:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2200267

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says Battlegroup North took control of Lukashovo and Lobanovka inside an encirclement in Kharkov Region, while fighting continues at other nearby settlements. The ministry also reported that Russian forces took 82 buildings in Dobropolye and shot down 725 Ukrainian drones over the past day.

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