Advance on Kupjansk
Russians continue to advance in eastern Ukraine
According to Ukrainian military observers, Russian troops have advanced further in eastern Ukraine. On Thursday, Russian troops made further territorial gains in the small town of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region, which was threatened with encirclement and heavily destroyed.
They also made an advance on Kupyansk in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. This was confirmed by the Ukrainian General Staff, but the attack was largely repulsed.
Kupyansk is considered a strategically important railroad junction on the Oskil River. The area was liberated in the fall of 2022 as part of a Ukrainian counter-offensive after a good five months of occupation.
Contradictory information
The Ukrainian General Staff emphasized on Telegram that they had full control over Kupyansk. Russian claims that Russian soldiers had gained a foothold in the outskirts were not true. "The alleged presence of Russian troops in the city of Kupyansk is not true."
Drone attacks from Kursk
The Ukrainian air defense reported 59 night drone attacks from the Russian border region of Kursk on Thursday morning. Of these, 21 drones were shot down in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava and Kiev regions. 38 drones disappeared from the radar again, mostly due to the use of electronic defenses.
Ukraine has been defending itself against the large-scale Russian invasion for more than two and a half years with Western help.
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