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Russia says it captures 'about half' of Ukrainian city Kupiansk, Kyiv denies report
- Russia's Defence Ministry claimed its troops captured 'about half' of the city of Kupiansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, though Ukraine denied this report.
- Ukraine's military stated that the Russian claim is 'untrue and a propaganda exercise', reinforcing their denial of any territorial loss.
- Ukraine's 10th Army Corps described the Russian report as staged propaganda on the Telegram messaging app.
- In a report, Ukraine's General Staff noted ongoing armed clashes in the Kupiansk sector, stating that Russian attempts to breach defenses are 'doomed to fail'.
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Russia Says It Has Captured Half Of Ukraine’s Kupiansk City
Russia claims its troops have captured about half of the city of Kupiansk in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, but Kyiv denies any such advance. Kupiansk has been the focus of months of increased Russian military activity and heavy fighting. Russian troops captured the city in the early weeks of their February 2022 invasion and Ukrainian forces took it back later that same year. Get unmatched Russia–Ukraine analysis. Subscribe to TIPP Insig…
Russia says it captures 'about half' of Ukrainian city Kupiansk, Kyiv denies report
Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that its troops had captured "about half" of the city of Kupiansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, but Ukraine's military denied any such advance.
(Dan Tri) - The Russian Defense Ministry said on September 3 that its army had taken control of "about 50%" of the city of Kupiansk in Kharkov province, northeastern Ukraine, but Kiev denied this news.
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