Russian forces advance one kilometer near Ukraine's Vovchansk, Kyiv military source says
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Russian forces have advanced one kilometer (0.62 mile) into Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region near Vovchansk, a high-ranking Ukrainian military source said on Friday.
The source said the Russian military was aiming to advance as much as 10 kilometers into the region in an effort to establish a buffer zone. Ukrainian forces were fighting to hold back Moscow's advance.
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