Ukrainian forces thwart Russian attempt to hoist flag in Vovchansk

The corps' press service reported the information.

A corresponding video was published on Facebook.

"Once again, they wanted to pass off their wishes as reality – a couple of Russians made a suicidal attempt to raise the tricolor over a building in the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region. This ended traditionally – units of the 16th Army Corps quickly neutralized the invaders," the department reported.

The corps notes that intense fighting continues in the destroyed city of Vovchansk. The soldiers of the 57th Brigade are holding their positions, controlling the situation, and systematically destroying the enemy's manpower and equipment.

• On Wednesday, October 29, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian flag that Russian troops had installed in Pokrovsk earlier that morning.