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Ukrainian Forces Target Russian Soldier Amid Kharkiv Clash

1/19/2026

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Ukrainian troops targeted a Russian soldier in the Kharkiv region on January 19, 2026.
The Russian soldier's position was revealed by smoke after Ukrainian forces had already killed his crew hours earlier.
The crew was bombed while trying to escape from a damaged gas pipeline in Kupyansk, a city in northeastern Ukraine that Russia inaccurately claims to control.

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Ukrainian troops targeted a Russian soldier in the Kharkiv region on January 19, 2026.
The Russian soldier's position was revealed by smoke after Ukrainian forces had already killed his crew hours earlier.
The crew was bombed while trying to escape from a damaged gas pipeline in Kupyansk, a city in northeastern Ukraine that Russia inaccurately claims to control.