SBGS Forpost Brigade regains over 10 sq km on the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis
Border guards have held their sector since June: 118 Russian troops killed, seven captured; fighting continues.
What the border service said
The State Border Guard Service’s Forpost Brigade has regained more than 10 square kilometres in its defence sector on the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis. The SBGS posted this on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform and Ukrainska Pravda.
“In June, the Forpost border guard brigade took over its own area of responsibility on the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis. During combat operations … Ukrainian defenders regained control of more than ten square kilometres of territory. A total of 118 enemy servicemen were killed and another seven were taken prisoner,” the statement said.
Where
The Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis covers sectors of Kharkiv Oblast linked to fighting around Vovchansk. Some reports say Russian infantry tried to infiltrate between positions and accumulate in the rear, while Forpost units detected and cleared those sites. Operations continue, the border guards say.
Wider context
Ukrainska Pravda notes parallel gains further south: under Operation Vivaldi the Third Army Corps liberated Shandryholove and Derylove and took full control of Drobysheve. Together the episodes show local Ukrainian territorial recoveries in autumn 2026 both in Kharkiv Oblast and near Lyman.
Why it matters
Ten square kilometres is modest on the map of the war, but for one SBGS brigade’s sector it is a tangible result after months of defence — and a reminder that border units now fight as full combat formations on the contact line.
Sources
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