The Ukrainian Armed Forces pushed back the Russians from positions near a settlement in the Kharkiv region.

Ukrainian forces managed to push back the Russians from their forward positions near a settlement in the Kharkiv region due to fire impact. This was reported on Tuesday, February 4, by the operational-strategic group of troops "Khortytsia."

In the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Petropavlivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka, and Zahryzove. However, the enemy did not achieve success, and the Defense Forces managed to repel the adversary near one of the settlements in the Kharkiv region.

“As a result of the active fire impact by the Defense Forces units, the enemy was forced to abandon its forward positions near one of the settlements. Currently, according to our intelligence, the command of the occupying army is attempting to return personnel to the positions, threatening them with execution,” the message adds.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the past day, February 3, there were a total of 110 combat clashes at the front. In particular, in the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops conducted 13 attacks.

On January 31, it was reported that over six days, Ukrainian forces destroyed three warehouses with fuel, food, and ammunition near the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk, which the Russians intended to use during assaults.

It was also reported that Ukrainian reconnaissance units using unmanned aerial systems, in conjunction with rocket artillery, eliminated the crew of the Russian military's reconnaissance UAV "Orlan."