Vovchansk (Ukrainian: Вовчанськ, pronounced [wou̯ˈt͡ʃɑnʲsʲk]; Russian: Волчанск, Volchansk) is a destroyed city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, northeastern Ukraine.

[8] Vovchansk was first settled in 1674 under the Tsardom of Russia, when a territory of Belgorod Monastery was provided to Ukrainian migrants from Dnieper Ukraine led by Martyn Starochudny.

[9] In April 1780, it was officially renamed to "Vovchansk", and became an administrative centre of Volchansk uyezd in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

During World War II, Vovchansk was occupied by the Wehrmacht on June 10, 1942 in the aftermath of the German victory at the Second Battle of Kharkov.

In 1964, the construction of two reinforced concrete bridges over the Vovcha River on Lenin and Gagarin streets was completed and the district House of Culture was built.

[18] On 12 May, Russian forces entered northern Vovchansk and established a foothold in the city by seizing the Vovchansk Meat Processing Plant, with unverified reports claiming that the Russians had also seized the local shoe factory by the morning of 13 May and penetrated as far as the northern bank of the Vovcha River by that same evening.

[19] Geolocated footage on May 14 confirmed that Russian forces were continuing to advance through the northwestern and northeastern parts of the city.

[20] On May 15, a speaker of the Ukrainian military stated that troops were withdrawn from the Lukiantsi and Vovchansk areas to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses" and move to "more advantageous positions", and that the situation "remains difficult".