US EditionRussian forces take Ukraine’s Kupiansk, top military official says, Ukraine denies it
Russian forces claim control of Kupiansk, a strategic railway hub in eastern Ukraine, while Kyiv denies the capture, maintaining the city remains contested amid ongoing fighting.
- During President Vladimir Putin's visit Thursday, Russian commanders said they had completed the liberation of Kupiansk, but Ukraine's General Staff said, `Kupiansk remains under the control of Ukraine's Defense Forces.`
- Kupiansk, a strategically important town in Kharkiv Oblast, lies 104 kilometers east of Kharkiv, faces guided bombs and artillery, remains closed to civilians, and had a prewar population around 55,000.
- Russian commanders reported units of the 'West' grouping are destroying Ukrainian forces surrounded on the left bank of the Oskol River, while Gen Valery Gerasimov claimed control of 70 percent of Pokrovsk and over 80 percent of Vovchansk.
- The developments come as Ukraine officially received a U.S. proposal that appeared to echo Russia's maximalist demands, while President Vladimir Putin was briefed on Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, and Kupiansk amid Kyiv's recent setbacks.
- Ukraine's General Staff accused Russian leadership of cheap informational provocations concealing losses, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, `The president and supreme commander-in-chief visited one of the command posts for the western troop grouping and held a meeting with the chief of staff.
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Russian forces take Ukraine’s Kupiansk, top military official says, Ukraine denies it
Item 1 of 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks, as he visits the command post of the Russian forces “West” grouping in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in unidentified location, in this still image taken from video released November 20, 2025. Kremlin.ru/Handout via REUTERS [1/5] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks, as he visits the command post of the Russian forces “West” grouping in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in unid…
'Cheap provocations' — Ukraine denies Russia's claim that it has captured Kupiansk, as fighting continues
Ukraine's General Staff denied claims made by the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, Valery Gerasimov, that Russian forces have captured the city of Kupiansk on Nov. 20.
Russia Says Captured Key City of Kupiansk as Putin Visits Army Command Post
The Russian army claimed on Thursday to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key bastion for Kyiv in the eastern Kharkiv region where Russia's soldiers have been steadily advancing.
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