“The Ukrainian Defense Forces pushed the Russian units to the northern outskirts of Kupyansk, hampered their supply and created an effective strike zone around the city, but Russian propaganda continues to declare the alleged “capture” of the city.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “Ukrinform” with reference to the words of the head of the communication department of the United Forces group Viktor Tregubov on TV
Details: According to Tregubov, Kupyansk has long been an important element in Russia’s propaganda narratives: the Kremlin command tried to present the situation as a “victory story” and as early as November publicly spoke about the alleged capture of the city and the encirclement of Ukrainian units.
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He emphasized that these statements did not correspond to the real situation: precisely at that time, Ukrainian forces consistently pushed the Russians into the northern regions, cut off their supply routes and systematically destroyed the enemy’s units, effectively forming a trap for them.
Tregubov noted that now the Russian command does not have the ability to effectively transfer reinforcements to the Kupyansk region.
Direct speech: “It was quite effective to create a kill zone around the city and destroy those who try to creep up with the help of UAVs. No matter how many reinforcements they drag, they still have to crawl through the open space, and the drone doesn’t care how many of them crawl there.”
Separately, Tregubov commented on the situation in Vovchansk: according to him, the city is almost completely destroyed, a significant part of it is controlled by Russian troops, while Ukrainian units hold the southern part of the settlement.
Prehistory:
- On November 28, Sirsky reported that the detection of Russian invaders who “infiltrated through our battle formations” is ongoing in Kupiansk.
- Russian leader Vladimir Putin declares that Russian troops allegedly completely captured Kupyansk, and it scares Ukraine that the situation there might repeat itself. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has already denied these statements.
- The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated that there have been no successful offensive operations at the front in the Russian Federation recently. “For example, our guys are more successful in the Kupyansk direction. Although Russia says that it has captured Kupyansk, we have cleared almost everyone from this city,” he said.
- December 2Oleksandr Syrskyi, the senior commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reported that Ukrainian units significantly improved their tactical position in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region.