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This is evidenced by the DeepState map update on May 18, 2024.
"The enemy has occupied Buhrivatka," the project's Telegram channel says.
The village of Buhrivatka is located southwest of Vovchansk.
In the city itself, the Russian advance has been stopped. There are still battles going on. Currently, the Russian forces control the industrial zone in the northern part of Vovchansk and are trying to continue their assault from there.
The city is also under constant fire from Russian artillery and aircraft.
Near Buhrivatka is the village of Starytsia. On the afternoon of May 18, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the village had allegedly fallen under the control of the invading Russian forces.