In Kupiansk, Russian occupiers are using “masquerade” tactics: sabotage and reconnaissance groups dress in civilian clothes and try to infiltrate the city to gather data and take photos with the Russian flag.
In the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukrainian defenders are carrying out counter-sabotage operations, blocking and eliminating Russian invaders in forests, private residential areas, and on the outskirts.
Ukrainian forces are conducting a counter-sabotage operation in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, with Russian sabotage group members already taken prisoner. For civilians who remain in the city, the situation is critical, though evacuations continue despite the risks.
The situation in Kupiansk and its surrounding areas is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with counter-sabotage operations ongoing in the town.
In the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, more than 95% of buildings have been destroyed or damaged, and it is impossible to deliver humanitarian aid there due to Russian drone activity.
Russian occupying forces attempted to stage a video of raising their flag in Kupiansk, but Ukrainian Defense Forces disrupted the effort by eliminating the assault group.
Fighters from the Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Systems Unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine used drones to destroy three command posts, a Russian electronic warfare (EW) system, and other electronic equipment, while eliminating about 10 enemy soldiers on the Kupiansk front.
Ukrainian defense forces in the Kupiansk sector successfully repelled a Russian breakthrough attempt, destroying two tanks and three armored combat vehicles, and inflicting fire damage on approximately 20 enemy infantrymen.
Russian occupation forces have intensified pressure in the Kupiansk and Novopavlivka sectors, in particular, attacking near the administrative border with the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Drone operators from the Phoenix unit of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service successfully destroyed a Russian drone control center and its personnel in the Kupiansk sector.