Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops from Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast and maintain control over the situation on the town’s outskirts, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of forces, said on Nov. 26.
Russian troops ramped up their efforts near Kupiansk in early September and approached the city’s industrial outskirts in the northeast.
Earlier in November, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled Russian attempts to break into the city.
The crowd-sourced monitoring website DeepState also reported on Nov. 26 that Ukrainian forces had completed clearing Kupiansk of Russian soldiers.
"Even if groups of eight to ten people manage to cross, only two or three from each group reach the (right) bank.
The estimated advance of Russian forces in Kharkiv Oblast as of Nov. 25, 2024, according to DeepState.
Capturing the city would widen the north-to-south supply route from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, fuelling their attempt to take the entire Donbas region. »