Kozacha Lopan direction, Kharkiv Oblast. The intensity of fighting has significantly decreased over the last month. Kozacha Lopan itself remains under Russian control, although some isolated Ukrainian positions yet to be cleared are still present in the western and southeastern streets. These positions do not pose any significant threat to ongoing Russian assault operations beyond the town. Russian forces, using small groups of infantry, are primarily focused on consolidating in the railway line south of Kozacha Lopan and infiltrating the nearby village of Nova Kozacha, where Russian infiltrators have been periodically detected recently, including in the dachas on its southern outskirts. On the flanks, sporadic fighting continues, as Russian assault groups periodically attempt to establish buffer zones east and west of the town, attacking through the gulleys towards the village of Sosnivka, as well towards the highway east of Kozacha Lopan. These attacks are mainly being carried out in the form of isolated infiltrations, without much artillery or drone cover. Ukraine maintains an advantage with drones throughout the Kozacha Lopan direction, and heavily targets Russian reinforcements arriving from the international border, which are forced to largely funnel along one singular route along the railway line for cover. This has been one of the main reasons why Russia has been largely unable to develop their offensive beyond the town after establishing control over it in early-September. #Ukrainemap