The Minister of Defense of Russia, Andriy Bilousov, spread false statements about the alleged capture of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region by Russian troops. According to him, the RF troops are supposedly 'repelling attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to regain Kupyansk'. This is already the second similar statement from the Russian side about the 'capture' of the city since the end of November.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalенко, noted that the majority of the city is controlled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, which continue to clear it of Russians. He also pointed out that Russian officials continue to lie even in front of Putin himself to keep the war going at any cost. The President of Russia also wants to continue fighting.
Last week, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Kupyansk on the front line to refute the claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the allegedly captured city and to show the world the truth about Ukraine's control over the territory.
The operation to liberate and clear Kupyansk continues, and Ukrainian troops are gradually freeing the city from Russian occupiers. The enemy either gets destroyed or surrenders, - noted the spokesman for the operational-strategic group of the 'Dnipro' troops, Viktor Tregubov.
Ukrainian troops continue to control the situation in Kupyansk, fighting against disinformation and hostile forces trying to distort the real picture of events in the area.