Tavilzhanka

Tavilzhanka (Ukrainian: Тавільжанка, Russian: Таволжанка, romanized: Tavolzhanka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

[3][4] The village is surrounded by large areas of forests alongside the Tavilzhanka (river) [uk].

[5] Svitlana Moroz, the village head, was held by Russian forces in a prison in Kupiansk.

[6] On 22 September 2022, prominent Russian milblogger Rybar reported that the Ukrainian armed forces reached and began fighting for the village in part of their Kharkiv counteroffensive, which had begun earlier in the month.

[3][7] Advancing from Horobivka and Dvorichna, further progress was made on 25 September by the Ukrainian forces when a foothold was established by nearby railroad tracks in the village.