Ukrainian forces have not conducted ground operations to retake Huliaipole since Russian troops captured the city in January 2026 following a months-long offensive. Recent activity centers on Ukrainian drone and artillery strikes targeting Russian ammunition depots, artillery positions, and logistics routes near Polohy and within the city itself, as reported by the 7th Air Assault Corps in September 2026. These interdiction efforts aim to limit Russian reinforcement and staging for further advances toward Orikhiv or Zaporizhzhia. Russian units continue to hold the urban area and probe adjacent sectors, while Ukrainian defenses have stabilized local lines through improved coordination and strikes on enemy drone operators and supply infrastructure. Any re-entry would require sustained ground maneuvers against entrenched positions, with no such offensive reported in the past 30 days.