Kupyansk

Russian infantry probes northern Kharkiv Oblast after heavy losses

Russian forces are attempting to expand the active combat zone in northern Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service (DPSU) reported on July 23, releasing video footage from the area.

23 July, 05:04 PM

Russian forces throw summer reserves into costly push toward Kupyansk

Russian forces significantly intensified offensive operations toward Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi and breached the town's northern districts, Joint Forces Grouping spokesperson Victor Trehubov announced on July 21.

21 July, 01:35 PM

Ukrainian commander describes heavy fighting near Kupyansk as Russia masses drones

Yuriy Butusov, a Ukrainian drone platoon commander from the 13th Khartiia National Guard Brigade, described intense fighting around Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, warning in an interview with Radio NV on June 2 that Russian forces are massing troops and drone units in a bid to break through Ukrainian lines.

3 June, 11:45 AM

Ukraine pushes Russian troops back toward border in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrainian forces have effectively pushed Russian troops back toward Ukraine’s state border in the Velykyi Burluk sector, forcing Russia to lose two settlements over the past month, Joint Forces Grouping spokesman Viktor Trehubov said on national television on May 21.

21 May, 06:46 PM

ISW rejects Russia’s claim of capturing Kupyansk as front-line push stalls

Russia’s top military command has made false claims about the battlefield situation for the fifth straight month, baselessly saying its forces are advancing west of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast even though they have not captured the city, the Institute for the Study of War said in its May 16 report.

17 May, 03:10 PM

Russian push on Kupyansk loses steam as Ukraine disputes Moscow’s gains

Russian forces continue to pressure Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast from the north, but their operations and claimed “advances” are losing momentum, Viktor Trehubov, spokesman for the Joint Forces Group, said on national television on May 14.

14 May, 01:48 PM

Fighting intensifies near Kupyansk

The situation on the Kupyansk front has deteriorated as Russian forces have stepped up offensive operations and are applying pressure to Ukrainian positions, military spokesman Viktor Tregubov said on May 1.

1 May, 08:32 PM

Ukraine’s Khartia unit conducts fully robotic operation to clear Russian position

The Lava Regiment of Ukraine’s National Guard Khartiia unit successfully conducted a fully robotic operation to eliminate a Russian infantry squad in Kupyansk, the unit reported on May 1.

1 May, 07:01 PM

Russia presses near Kupyansk as Ukraine warns of attacks across the front line

Russian troops are trying to advance across the front line, including near Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, where they are pressing Ukrainian positions, Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint Forces Grouping, said on April 27.

27 April, 12:18 PM

Russian forces push toward Kupyansk through pipes

Russian forces have renewed attempts to push into Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, by sending infantry through industrial gas pipelines connected to the town, Ukrainian military spokesman Viktor Tregubov said on April 24.

24 April, 10:12 PM

Ukrainian commanders removed after troops face starvation near Kupyansk

Two top Ukrainian commanders were dismissed after frontline troops near Kupyansk were left starving, AFU General Staff announced on April 24.

24 April, 09:12 AM

Ukrainian forces retake ground between Ambarne and Milove in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrainian Defense Forces have regained control over a small section of territory between the settlements of Ambarne and Milove in Kharkiv Oblast, spokesman for the Joint Forces Group Viktor Trehubov told news agency Ukrinform on April 7.

7 April, 02:55 PM

Russian propagandists prematurely declare their own trapped soldiers dead in Kupyansk

Russian propagandists' claims regarding the complete elimination of all their troops in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, are false, Joint Forces Grouping spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Trehubov said in a comment to ArmyInform on March 26.

26 March, 01:06 PM

Twenty Russian soldiers trapped in Kupyansk basements

About 20 Russian troops remain surrounded in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Viktor Trehubov, spokesman for the Joint Forces Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said on national television on March 12.

12 March, 01:40 PM

Soldier flees Russian lines after six months in Kupyansk

A Russian soldier disillusioned with his command surrendered to Ukrainian forces in occupied Kupyansk via the "I Want to Live" chatbot, with Khartiia unit fighters organizing his safe exit from the city, the unit reported on Telegram on Feb. 19.

19 February, 07:15 PM

Ukrainian forces clear Russians from Kharkiv Oblast village

Ukrainian Defense Forces cleared Russian troops from the village of Chuhunivka in Kharkiv Oblast, took some enemy soldiers prisoner and raised the national flag over the settlement, the 16th Army Corps reported on Feb. 9, releasing combat footage.

9 February, 10:37 AM

Despite Russia’s claims of capturing Kupyansk, only 40–50 Russian saboteurs remain in the city — Syrskyi

Only 40–50 Russian saboteurs remain in Kupyansk despite Moscow’s claims it has captured the city, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told reporters on Feb. 4, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

6 February, 02:05 PM

Russian command traps its own infantry near Kupyansk — ATESH

Russia’s 122nd Motorized Rifle Regiment command has trapped its own soldiers near Kupyansk due to false reporting, creating what has been described as a “critical situation,” Atesh partisan movement reported on Jan. 29.

29 January, 01:15 PM

Russian 'battlefield gains' in Kupyansk exist only on paper — ISW

Russia’s claim of having seized Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi exists largely on paper, not on the ground, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Jan. 27.

28 January, 01:04 PM

Ukraine calls Russian claim of Kupyansk Vuzlovyi capture a ‘ridiculous lie’

Ukraine’s Center for Counteracting Disinformation has rejected a claim by Russian General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov that Russian forces captured the settlement of Kupyansk Vuzlovyi in Kharkiv Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center, wrote on Telegram.

27 January, 02:40 PM

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