Russian chief Vladimir Putin has allegedly visited one of many command posts of the Russian military's Zapad (West) grouping, the place he was briefed on the state of affairs in Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast and round Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine's Normal Workers has denied these claims.
Supply: Russian media outlet RIA Novosti citing the Kremlin's press service; Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Particulars: The Kremlin chief claimed that combating is ongoing in Kostiantynivka, whereas Valeriy Gerasimov, Chief of the Russian Normal Workers, reported the alleged "liberation" of Kupiansk.
Based on the newest data from the Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, combating continues on the Kupiansk entrance, together with within the space of town of Kupiansk.
In the meantime, Ukraine's Floor Forces beforehand acknowledged that Russian troops try to enter Kostiantynivka, conducting each infantry assaults and making an attempt to maneuver in with armoured automobiles.
Defence forces, together with troopers of the 93rd Brigade Kholodnyi Yar, are holding their positions and stopping Russian troops from advancing near town.
Ukraine's Normal Workers later responded to the Russian management's claims.
Quote: "The Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine studies that Kupiansk stays underneath the management of the Defence Forces of Ukraine. Counter-sabotage measures and particular operations geared toward detecting and eliminating enemy sabotage and reconnaissance teams which have infiltrated town are ongoing within the metropolis and its suburbs.
An identical state of affairs is noticed in Yampil. Search-and-strike operations by our troops proceed within the space of the settlement.
The assertion relating to the alleged seize of 80% of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast and 70% of Pokrovsk can also be false."
Extra particulars: The Normal Workers provides that search-and-strike operations and the elimination of Russian troops in city areas are ongoing within the metropolis of Pokrovsk.
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