He commented on the address of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, which he recorded on December 12 from the entrance to the city. In the Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Charter” reported that the defense forces successfully repulsed the enemy's offensive near Kupyansk, made a breakthrough to the Oskol River, completely blocking the enemy's supply routes to Kupyansk.
Tregubov explained that intelligence records the activity of about forty active call signs used in the city according to radio intelligence data. The number of military personnel there is probably much higher.
“It is clear that not every person may have a walkie-talkie, but there may be only one walkie-talkie for a small group, for example. Therefore, the number of walkie-talkies, according to the latest estimates, the number of unique call signs was about 40, and according to our intelligence estimates, which I had on the table, there were about 120 people there,” said
Tregubov.
He noted that Russians who remain in Kupyansk can only receive assistance through drones, and in situations where they can accept it.
“And this is not always possible, because there is not always flying weather, and secondly, the drone does not always drop in a place where there is direct physical access for a person to pick up this bag, because we also track directly where it fell, and strikes are also made there, so this drop can become a trap for the occupiers themselves,” added the OS speaker.
Context
On October 22, Russian media wrote that the command of the Russian army had already promised the illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin the capture of Kupyansk, Kharkov region and Pokrovsk, therefore, in order to improve the positions of the occupying forces, Moscow is delaying the peace negotiation process.
On October 26, the Chief of the General Staff of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, reported to Putin about the alleged encirclement of Ukrainian troops near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk. Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky, and later the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky denied this information.
On December 9, Syrsky reported that a “successful counter-sabotage operation” continues in Kupyansk, and emphasized that “the volume of Russian lies is many times greater than the actual pace of advance of Russian troops.”
