[Regnum] Units of the "North" group of forces in the Kharkiv region are tightening the encirclement. This statement was made by the Russian Ministry of Defense on September 20.
The agency added that the military is also expanding the external control zone.
"Within the encirclement, enemy manpower was defeated in the areas of the settlements of Varvarovka, Grachevka, Reznikovo, Khizhnyakovo, and Khripuny, and battles are underway to liberate <...> Buzovo," the Ministry of Defense reported.
The Russian Forces Group "North" previously reported that the Russian Armed Forces had thwarted an attempt by two Ukrainian assault groups to break out of encirclement in the Kharkiv region. Russian forces continue to eliminate encircled Ukrainian units near the villages of Grachevka, Krasny Yar, and Khripuny.
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported at the end of August that Russian troops were continuing their offensive in all directions within the special operation zone and that the pace of this offensive was not slowing.