Vladyslav Selezniov, military expert, reserve colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and spokesperson for the General Staff (2014-2017), reported the information."In my opinion, the most difficult situation is now in the Kupiansk area. And this is a factor we must certainly take into account. Despite certain victorious reports that the corresponding army corps is holding back enemy pressure, it is probably worth and necessary to look more closely at the enemy's movements, directly in Kupiansk itself. We talked about the fact that the unpreparedness of this settlement, due to the inaction of the city's military-civilian administration, as well as some not entirely rational decisions of the local military leadership, led to the enemy managing to first infiltrate part of its assault units, and then accumulate appropriate forces and means," he explained.Selezniov added that fighting is raging directly within the territory of Kupiansk and stressed that slowly, but surely, the Russian army continues to advance."And the seriousness of the situation lies in the fact that the Russian forces are not abandoning their efforts to fully occupy this settlement, because it is extremely important for them not only to take control of Kupiansk, but also Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. Logistical support for the enemy is a priority option," the expert noted.He believes that this is being done so that in the perspective of the next few months, Russia will have the opportunity to form a powerful strike bridgehead, from where it will then attack in the direction of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk."And therefore, the enemy's current attempts to gain control over this settlement at any cost will eventually be transformed into certain territorial gains for the enemy. What their scale will be depends on our resistance, our opposition. And here the answer lies in whether we have enough resources to organize that same resistance at such a high level that the enemy suffers incredible losses but, in principle, makes no territorial gains," Selezniov concluded.