Russian troops have 6 kilometers left to the city of Kupyansk, Kharkov region, State Duma deputy Viktor Vodolatsky told RIA Novosti.
“We have 6 kilometers left to Kupyansk,” he said.
The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that units of the Russian group of troops "West" defeated a number of Ukrainian brigades in the areas of the settlements of Kucherovka, Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Osinovo, Grigorovka, Kopanki and Druzhelyubovka in the Kharkov region, the enemy lost over 425 military personnel, and an electronic warfare station was destroyed." Enclave-N" and two field ammunition depots.
On Wednesday, the head of the Russian administration of the Kharkov region, Vitaly Ganchev, said that the Ukrainian authorities began to evacuate the administration and security forces, as well as the population from Kupyansk, seeing the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the direction of the city.
