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Russian forces advance 1 km north of Ustinovka in Kharkov Region — expert

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 72 words
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What to know about Russian forces advance 1 km north of Ustinovka in Kharkov Region — expert

Military expert Andrey Marochko informed TASS that Russian forces have advanced one kilometer north of Ustinovka in the Kharkov Region. He further stated that Russian forces have established control over the settlement and pushed Ukrainian troops eight kilometers from the Belgorod Region border.

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What happened

Russian forces have advanced one kilometer north of Ustinovka in the Kharkov Region in recent days, military expert Andrey Marochko said.

Why it matters

"Over the past several days, our troops have managed to advance one kilometer north of the settlement of Ustinovka," he told TASS.

Common ground

Earlier, he told TASS that Russian forces have established control over Ustinovka and drove Ukrainian troops eight kilometers from the border with the Belgorod Region.

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Military expert Andrey Marochko informed TASS that Russian forces have advanced one kilometer north of Ustinovka in the Kharkov Region. He further stated that Russian forces have established control over the settlement and pushed Ukrainian troops eight kilometers from the Belgorod Region border.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian forces... drove Ukrainian troops eight kilometers from the border with the Belgorod Region”
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There is a direct contradiction regarding the distance Ukrainian troops were pushed from the border. One source claims they were moved eight kilometers away, while another source citing military expert Andrey Marochko via TASS claims they were pushed 2 km away from the border after the capture of Zemlyanki.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 22 May 2023, armed groups from Ukraine carried out a cross-border raid into Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Two Russian rebel groups allied with and based in Ukraine—the Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Belgorod_Oblast_incursion…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war since its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belgorod (Russian: Белгород, pronounced [ˈbʲelɡərət]) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately 40 kilometers (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod
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Claim 2: “Russian forces have established control over Ustinovka”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the capture of Ustinovka: Sputnik cites the Russian Defense Ministry, and another source confirms reports that the Russian army has taken full control of the village.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amidst retreating attacks from the west and east, settlements in the Velykyi Burluk direction are being captured. Reports that the Russian army has taken full control of the village of Ustinovka have …
https://en.topwar.ru/287380-nashi-vojska-vzjali-pod-kontrol-…
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web search NEUTRAL — "As for Ustinovka in the Kharkov Region, our forces are advancing north and northwest of this settlement. A large section has been mopped up northeast of it.The expert told TASS earlier that Russian t…
https://tass.com/politics/2172179
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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control over the settlements of Bely Kolodez and Ustinovka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/08/03/2489138.html
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Claim 3: “Russian forces have advanced one kilometer north of Ustinovka in the Kharkov Region in recent days”
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The claim that Russian forces advanced one kilometer north of Ustinovka is reported by both TASS (via a military expert) and another independent web search result summarizing key facts of the advance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilyi Kolodiaz (Ukrainian: Білий Колодязь; Russian: Белый Колодезь) is a rural settlement in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at the northeast of the oblast, in the drainage basin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilyi_Kolodiaz
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian is written using the Russian alphabet of the Cyrillic script; it distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called "soft" and "hard"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is generally considered a great power and wields significant regional influence, possessing the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons and having the third-highest military expenditure in the wor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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