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Ukraine says it controls 90% of Kupiansk, Russia denies it
Ukraine’s counter-attack aims to secure a key railway hub and improve its diplomatic leverage amid ongoing territorial disputes with Russia.
- On Dec 17, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukraine controls nearly 90% of Kupiansk, but Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov disputed the claim as unsuccessful.
- Last week, Kyiv denied the town had changed hands and said its forces had retaken parts and encircled Russian troops, while Valery Gerasimov, Chief of Russia's General Staff, told President Vladimir Putin last month that Russian forces had taken Kupiansk.
- Using active search-and-strike operations, Ukrainian forces say they pushed back Russian troops and encircled enemy units in Kupiansk, while Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, visited last week to highlight frontline gains.
- Supply routes and the town's railway junction make Kupiansk strategically important, but Reuters could not independently verify control amid the prolonged conflict, while Andrey Belousov said holding it would expand Moscow's security zone and claimed Russian strikes halved Ukrainian energy generating capacity.
- Amid talks over security guarantees, the United States has offered NATO-style guarantees for Kyiv, but Moscow has ruled out withdrawing and Russia's military says it controls over 19% of Ukraine.
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Ukraine says it controls 90% of Kupiansk, Russia denies it
Ukraine controls nearly 90% of the strategic northeastern town of Kupiansk, its military chief said on Wednesday, but Russia's defence minister said a Ukrainian counter-attack on the town had been unsuccessful.
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