Ukrainian forces set to boost detection, aiming to eliminate more Russian units — 429th Regiment

Yurii Fedorenko, commander of Ukraine's 429th Unmanned Systems Regiment Achilles, shared the information on Espreso TV.

“Speaking specifically about the Kharkiv region, the situation in Vovchansk is as follows: the Russians are pressing, but there have been no territorial losses. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are putting up a good fight, and, you know, they are constantly repeating the same actions: they draw Russian troops into a certain sector, then destroy that sector and carry out a counterattack, take it, and regain their positions. In some places, Russian forces try to use a tactic of infiltrating through forested areas. If you look at the map, the town — which no longer exists in terms of built-up area — remains largely under the control of the Defense Forces. But in the outskirts, the wooded terrain is what the enemy likes and tries to use to bypass the town on the flank. It’s classic offensive tactics: in any assault operation a town must be outflanked. The Russians are trying the same, but are not succeeding,” he said.

Yurii Fedorenko added that Russian troops are trying to expand a bridgehead and close off the upper part of Kharkiv region from the state border to the village of Dvorichne.

“As for the town of Milove, located between Dvorichne and Vovchansk, Russian forces are advancing at full speed, trying to expand their foothold and close off the upper part of the Kharkiv region from the state border to Dvorichne itself. Whether the Russians will achieve the desired result in the short term, in my view, will require a lot of work from us to maintain a steady defensive dynamic over the next month to month-and-a-half. Afterwards, it will be somewhat easier to timely detect the enemy. It will be easier for us to detect them, which means we’ll be able to destroy a greater number of strike assault groups as well as sabotage-reconnaissance units. Speaking about Kupiansk itself — right-bank, left-bank — the situation remains unchanged: the Defense Forces hold that bridgehead. And despite the fairly high level of Russian activity, that bridgehead is being held,” he said.

The commander of the 429th Achilles regiment noted that, in his opinion, Russian forces will hold on for quite some time.

“Of course, there are problems with crossing from the left to the right bank. Every time I cross, well, you understand that there is a very high probability of being hit, because the Russians employ a whole tactic to cross the river: they control it using their reconnaissance assets and strike means, including FPV kamikaze drones and fiber‑optic FPV drones. But war is war, and the left‑bank bridgehead must be held. As a result, we naturally have to take risks. We do a lot of preparatory work to cover advance routes. Again, I won’t describe the tactics, but it’s a complex process. At the same time, the risk remains very, very high. Regarding Kupiansk itself, the northern and northwestern outskirts are now undergoing stabilization operations. That means we are pushing Russian troops out, and the Defense Forces are trying to establish a density of defense that would make further penetration by sabotage‑reconnaissance groups into the town itself impossible. In Kupiansk, the Russians continue to disguise themselves in civilian clothes and Ukrainian uniforms,” Yurii Fedorenko added.