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War in Ukraine
Ukraine Admits Supply Failures on Kupyansk Front, Orders Command Shake-Up After Photos of Starving Troops Go Viral
The statement comes after widely shared images of emaciated troops from the 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade sparked a strong public backlash.
April 24, 2026
Russian Armed Forces
Declared ‘Captured,’ Still Under Fire: Kremlin Lies Endanger Russian Regiment in Kupyansk Limbo
Atesh says Russia’s 122nd Regiment is stuck in Kupyansk after commanders falsely reported the area as “captured,” leaving assault units without artillery support amid ongoing battles.
Jan. 29, 2026
Kharkiv
Russian Assault Fails, 70 Troops Killed in Kharkiv Region as National Guard Raises Flag Over Kupyansk
Over the course of the week, Russian troops have repeatedly tried to break through positions in Ukraine’s 13th Brigade’s area of responsibility north of Kharkiv.
Jan. 15, 2026
War in Ukraine
Russian Kupyansk Claim Collapses Amid Ukrainian Offensive
With only scattered troops left inside the city and supply lines broken, Ukrainian officials say Moscow is quietly conceding what it long denied: Kupyansk is not under Russian control.
Dec. 25, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 24, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on December 24, 2025
Dec. 25, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 23, 2025
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Dec. 24, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Troops Pinned Down in Kupyansk as Ukraine Moves to Clear the City
Russian troops remain trapped in Kupyansk as Ukraine advances, cutting supply routes and tightening control over the city that Russians had infiltrated weeks earlier.
Dec. 16, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
Kremlin Announces Capture of Major Ukraine City That Didn’t Happen
President Vladimir Putin told his top general he did a great job. Russian state television reported a big victory. But did it actually happen?
Nov. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Pokrovsk and Kupyansk – a Turning Point for Russia or ‘Last-Minute Panic Before Winter’?
Mykola Bielieskov of the National Institute for Strategic Studies analyzes the war whose kinetic frontline is just one of many – and the outcome may depend on political will.
Nov. 5, 2025
Human Rights
‘It’s Time for Them to Go Home’ – Fears of Second Occupation in Kupyansk
As in most places they seized, Moscow’s forces hunted and then tortured dozens of civilians suspected of supporting Kyiv, according to testimonies collected by rights groups.
Oct. 30, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Preparing Push to Seize Kupyansk – Ukrainian Forces
Ukraine’s 10th Army Corps said Russia is amassing troops in a likely attempt soon to capture the Ukrainian stronghold in the Kharkiv region as fighting intensifies.
Sept. 19, 2025
International Criminal Court
Russian Soldier Jailed for Life in Ukraine for Executing Civilians
The SBU said the 21-year-old’s “incriminating testimony” also implicated his commanders in the killing of civilians in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
Aug. 14, 2025
Kharkiv
HUR Foils Major Russian Offensive in Kupyansk, Takes Down 30+ Russians
HUR’s Chimera unit thwarted a Russian offensive in Kupyansk, killing dozens, wounding over 40, and capturing 2 soldiers. Over 40 Russian fortifications were destroyed as fierce fighting continues.
June 10, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russian Strike Sparks Massive Fire in Kharkiv Region Village, Injures Two Elderly Women
A Russian strike on Velykyi Burluk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region sparked a massive fire, destroying buildings and injuring two elderly women, officials said.
May 3, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Hammers Major Ukraine City Transformer Station, Multiple Cities, ‘Ceasefire’ Is Over
The bloodiest drone attack hit a passenger bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing nine. A Russian glide bomb hit an apartment building in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing one and injuring four.
April 23, 2025
Zelensky
WATCH: Russians Surrender Near Kupyansk After Being Spotted by Ukrainian Drone
Video includes interviews with the captured Russians.
April 22, 2025