“Thanks to active strike operations, we were able to push (the Russians) out of Kupyansk and take control of 90 percent of its territory,” Syrski wrote on Facebook.
The general presented the situation on the front during the 32nd meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine (the so-called Ramstein format), which took place on Tuesday, emphasizing that the situation is difficult everywhere and that the Russian command has sent a total of 710,000 troops to operations against Ukraine. soldiers.
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What part of Kupiańska was taken over by Ukraine?
Who informed about the situation in Kupiansk?
What support did General Syrski ask from foreign partners?
How long have the Russians been trying to take Pokrovsk?
Russia announced that Kupyansk, an important transport hub in northeastern Ukraine, had been occupied by its troops in late November. However, the counter-offensive actions of the Ukrainian army led to the encirclement of Russian troops in the center and regained control of the northern and western parts of Kupiańsk. On Friday, December 12, the city and the Ukrainian troops fighting there were visited by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who posted a recording of the visit on social media.
Syrski also informed on Wednesday about the situation in the Pokrov sector, where the most intense fighting is taking place on the entire front.
“The Russians have been trying to take Pokrovsk for over 17 months, but Ukrainian troops maintain the defense and take the initiative,” the general wrote. He also appealed to foreign partners to increase supplies of anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems and long-range means of destruction that would allow Ukraine to attack targets deep inside Russian territory.
