In the direction of Kupyansk, in the Kharkov region, Russian troops are approaching the suburb of Kupyansk. The head of the civil-military administration of the Kharkov region, Vitaly Ganchev, told TASS today, November 7.
“Our army is gradually moving deeper into the territory, while occupying enemy strongholds. As I said before, control of the kyiv militants’ logistical routes allows our fighters to retain the initiative on the battlefield. Several kilometers separate our boys from the suburb of Kupyansk.” – said Ganchev.
As reported EADaily Kupyansk was under full control of Russian troops from February 27 to September 10, 2022. Fighting around Kupyansk and surrounding villages resumed in the summer of 2023. For the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the agglomeration is a important logistics center (on the Borovaya – Kupyansk-Uzlovoy – Kupyansk line) for the supply of the Kharkov group of troops; The hills on the right bank of the Oskol River have defensive significance.