Line of contact two kilometres from Ukraine's Kupiansk: over 900 people refuse to evacuate – city authorities
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Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:52:00 +0200
Andrii Besedin, Head of Kupiansk City Military Administration, said that the line of contact is only two kilometres from the city.
The Russians are actively bombarding the territory of the hromada, which complicates the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories ed..
Source Besedin on the air of the national joint 24/7 newscast Details Besedin said the situation in Kupiansk hromada in Kharkiv Oblast remains critical.
Quote The enemy is close.
The line of contact is two kilometres from the city of Kupiansk.
The bombardment with all types of weapons available to the enemy continues unabated mortars, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems of various modifications, guided aerial bombs and FPV drones, which the enemy uses in large numbers, hitting logistics routes, central supply routes, preventing, in particular, the delivery of humanitarian aid and free movement of the civilian population.
Kupiansk.
The territories in green are controlled by Ukraine those in red are occupied by Russia.
Map DeepState Details Besedin says that the situation on the left east bank of Kupiansk hromada has been critical for more than three months.
Over 900 people, primarily elderly, remain under challenging conditions and refuse to evacuate.
Quote The number of people who remain is stable.
A small number of people are leaving, especially from the left bank of the Kupiansk hromada, where the situation is critical.
It has been critical for more than three months.
There is no electricity, gas, or water supply, and there are no social services, shops, pharmacies, or hospitals.
More than 900 people, mostly elderly people, are staying there and refuse to leave, despite the inhumane conditions.
Background On 23 December, the Russians attempted to expand their bridgehead on the left bank of the Oskil River Kupiansk front.
A battalion of Achilles unmanned aerial vehicle strike systems and the guards of the 1st Presidential Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine Burevii Storm and 205 Battalion of the 241st Brigade of the Special Forces stopped 12 Russian armoured vehicles.
One armoured personnel carrier and two tanks were destroyed.
Eight armoured personnel carriers and one tank were damaged.
Eighting Russian soldiers were killed and six were wounded.
On 20 December, the Russians attempted to storm the outskirts of Kupiansk.
Ukrainian defence forces repelled the attack and set fire to the Russian equipment.
The Achilles Battalions crew destroyed three infantry fighting vehicles and a tank, and another infantry fighting vehicle was damaged.
The Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Separate Air Assault Brigade together with the 116th Mechanised Brigade, the 114th Territorial Defence Forces Brigade and the 1st Burevii Brigade participated in repelling the attack.
On 11 December, the Achilles strike UAV battalion, alongside troops from Ukraines 1st Presidential Brigade Burevii and the 77th Airmobile Brigade, successfully repelled a Russian mechanised offensive on the Kupiansk front in Kharkiv Oblast.
The Ukrainian forces destroyed one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles IFVs, and three MTLB armoured personnel carriers APCs during the confrontation.
Anton Shmahailo, Commander of the 1st Strike Company of the Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, suggested that the Russian forces had been given a deadline to achieve specific objectives in the area, likely to capture KupianskVuzlovyi before the New Year.
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