“President Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited the Kupyansk region, recorded a video near the half-ruined stele of the city and congratulated the Ground Forces on their day.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: the head of state in social networks
Direct speech: “Today is the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers who are achieving results for Ukraine here. Many Russians talked about Kupyansk – we see it. I was there, I congratulated the guys. Thank you to every unit, everyone who fights here, everyone who destroys the occupier.
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Details: As you know, December 12 is the Day of the Ground Forces of Ukraine.
What preceded: Since October, the Russian occupiers have periodically announced the alleged occupation of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region. At the same time, Ukrainian troops continue to hold the city.
On December 2, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin loudly “invited” foreign journalists, including Ukrainian ones, to visit Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, allegedly to show the Russian Federation’s control over these cities.
On December 12, it became known that the Defense Forces carried out a successful counterattack near Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, and surrounded the Russian group in the city.