Kupyansk front

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

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

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, no defense collapse on front predicted - ISW

Russia exaggerated its territorial gains on the front, collapse of the Ukrainian defense is not foreseen, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Feb. 15.

16 February, 10:38 AM

Ukraine’s robotic kill zone wipes out 88% of Russian forces near Kupyansk, ISW reports

A Ukrainian kill zone near Kupyansk is preventing Russian forces from using vehicles up to 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the front line and restricting infantry movement within a kilometer, the Institute for the Study of War reported on Jan. 20, calling the tactic potentially game-changing if scaled across the front.

21 January, 11:45 AM

Russia fakes Kupyansk ‘victory’ to influence U.S. stance on peace talks — ISW

Russia’s top military officials are spreading false claims about seizing the city of Kupyansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast to create an “alternative reality” on the battlefield and pressure the United States into backing peace talks on Moscow’s terms, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Jan. 16 assessment.

17 January, 10:22 AM

Kupyansk is key for the entire left-bank defense

The fall of Kupyansk would have endangered all Ukrainian troops on the left bank of the Oskil River, former AFU Commander-in-Chief Viktor Muzhenko said in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Dec. 24.

25 December 2025, 07:03 PM

Zelenskyy debunks Kremlin myth of mass encirclements

Moscow’s claim of thousands of Ukrainian troops being encircled near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk is 'a complete lie' as Defense Forces control the situation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told TSN channel on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces thwart Russian advance near Kupyansk, release combat footage

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces cleared buildings and halted a Russian push in the Kupyansk sector, the SOF reported on Telegram on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 06:19 PM

Russian troops infiltrating Kupyansk, seen in city center — DeepState

Russian forces are continuing to infiltrate the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast and are increasing their presence there, according to a Sept. 26 update from the analytical group DeepState.

26 September 2025, 06:30 PM

Russian troops ordered to shoot civilians in Kupyansk — Ukrainian military

Russian forces in occupied areas of Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast have been ordered to shoot civilians remaining in Kupyansk, Col. Oleh Sushynskyi of the North Operational Strategic Grouping of Forces said on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 05:20 PM

Ukraine captures Russian troops using pipeline to reach Kupyansk

Ukraine’s defense operation near Kupyansk continues, with Russian soldiers being captured, the Ukrainian Army’s 10th Corps reported on Sept. 14, releasing footage from the area and fragments of interviews with prisoners of war.

14 September 2025, 12:55 PM

Russian troops seek to shift front closer to Kharkiv - ISW

Russian invaders have recently advanced in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attempting to reduce the distance to Kharkiv, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 7.

8 September 2025, 12:55 PM

Cannibalism in Russian army: soldier admits eating comrade

Ukrainian military intelligence has released a chilling intercepted call in which a Russian soldier admits that one of his comrades resorted to cannibalism and ate a fellow serviceman in occupied Ukrainian territory.

20 June 2025, 10:17 AM

Ukrainian intelligence crushes Russian assault, 30+ occupiers killed

A special unit named Khimera, operating under Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), successfully carried out a complex combat operation in the Kupyansk direction, the military reported on June 10.

10 June 2025, 01:42 PM

Russia’s makeshift military crossing over Oskil River demolished

Ukrainian troops destroyed a heavy mechanized bridge that Russian forces had installed to cross the Oskil River near the town of Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast, the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group reported on March 30.

30 March 2025, 04:40 PM

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