Ukrainian forces advance near Kupiansk as heavy fighting continues across front

Heavy combat persisted across multiple front-line sectors in Ukraine, with the Ukrainian General Staff reporting over 220 combat engagements in a single day. Ukrainian troops achieved progress north of Kupiansk along the Oskil River and reported gains in the Lyman direction, where up to 200 square kilometers may be declared under Ukrainian control.

Concurrently, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense claimed to have captured several settlements near Sumy. In Zaporizhzhia, Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov explicitly rejected reports of Ukrainian advancements. Ukrainian officials emphasized that defensive lines held firm against intense Russian offensives, notably repelling 21 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector alone. Additional Russian strikes targeted ammunition storage facilities in the Kyiv region.

Sources: Radio Svoboda, The Insider