LUGANSK, August 13. /TASS/. Russian troops are consolidating their positions in the northern part of the settlement of Olkhovatka in the Kharkov Region, military expert Andrey Marochko said.

According to Marochko, this was preceded by the liberation of the neighboring settlement of Vodyanoye on August 12, as reported by the Russian defense ministry.

"According to the reports I am receiving from the Kharkov area, immediately after mopping up the settlement of Vodyanoye, our servicemen advanced to the northern suburbs of the settlement of Olkhovovatka. Now, they are consolidating their positions along the motor road," he told TASS.