In the Kharkiv region, defensive battles are ongoing against attempts by the Russian army to conduct offensive operations and advance into the depths of Ukrainian territory, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The General Staff reported that countermeasures are underway in the directions of the settlements of Lyptsi and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region. The Russian army is using infantry and equipment in their offensive actions. Fighting is also currently taking place for settlements near the border that were effectively in a grey zone – Strilecha, Pylne, and Borysivk…