What's happening in Kupyansk

A statement on this occasion was made by the head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group, Viktor Tregubov.

According to the latter, the operation is already underway, troops are involved, and fighting is taking place in the city.

"Now the Russians are directly in the northern areas of the city (Kupyansk — ed.), trying to hold on and hold their positions from Ukrainian counterattacks, while the Ukrainians have been quite effectively trying to knock them out of there in recent days," the speaker said.

He also emphasized that the logistics for accessing Kupyansk are extremely complicated for both sides.

As of today, drones and assault infantry play a significant role.

There are a lot of drones lying along the roads, on fiber optics, just waiting for something to pass by — also a lot, so the main stress now falls on the shoulders of the assault infantry on both sides, and in general on the infantry as such and on the efficiency of the UAV operators, — added Tregubov.

It is also impossible to ignore the factor of Russian aviation and the enemy's use of guided bombs.