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Ukraine repels Russian attempt to enter Kupiansk, military say. Ukrainian forces successfully repelled Russian attempts to break into city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrinfrom reported "All Russian attacks in this direction were successfully repelled. Russian invaders failed to enter Kupiansk. The city is under the control of Ukraine's Armed Forces," General Staff spokesperson Andrii Kovalev told Ukrinform. Statement comes after crowd-sourced monitoring website
DeepState claimed late on Nov. 13 that some Russian units, including armored vehicles & tank, managed to enter Kupiansk but soon suffered heavy losses.
Kupiansk is a key logistics and railway hub in the eastern part of Kharkiv Oblast. With several highways and five railway lines running through it, the town was briefly occupied by Russian forces before it was liberated during a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive in the autumn of 2022.
An estimated Russian advance (red) near Kupiansk as of Nov. 13, 2024, according to DeepState. According to Kovalev, Russian forces attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses area at around 2:30 p.m. local time on Nov. 13, attacking in 4-waves, employed 15 vehicles, including tanks & armored fighting vehicles.
Spokesperson said Russian troops wore Ukrainian uniforms, who violates international rules of warfare. Ukrainian defenders destroyed "all Russian armored vehicles" a "significant part of manpower."
Russian troops ramped up their efforts near Kupiansk in early Sept are now 2 - 3 km from city’s industrial outskirts in northeast. Moscow's forces are attempting to find a footing for a final push to reach the Oskil River, dividing the city into two, before winter sets in. During his evening address, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the soldiers defending the front line and spoke of Russia's "attempts to expand their offensive, especially in the Kupiansk direction." "I am grateful to all our units for their resilience," he said. Even if Russian units have not yet entered the town, regular shelling of the city creates increasingly hard conditions for the locals to continue with their lives, with no gas, water, or electricity in the city’s eastern bank.
Capturing city would widen north-to-south supply route from Russia’s Belgorod, fuelling, try taking up the entire Donbas region. Ukraine liberates Kharkiv Oblast, key for defense of Kupiansk, military intelligence says
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