Moscow is struggling to back up claims it has seized Kupiansk and Pokrovsk, and to deny a submarine was struck.
Moscow is struggling to back up claims it has seized Kupiansk and Pokrovsk, and to deny a submarine was struck in Novorossiysk.
By John T Psaropoulos
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Ukrainian military successes and Russian narratives clashed this week, as Moscow’s assertion of inevitable victory flew in the face of facts on the ground.
KYIV: Ukrainian forces said they had retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and had encircled Russian troops there as…
MOSCOW: Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that its troops had captured “about half” of the city of Kupiansk in…
Ukraine's troops hail advance, a month after Putin claimed town was 'practically' in Russia's hands.
Russia has claimed to be in full control of Pokrovsk but Ukrainian forces say they still control northern part of city.
The Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, explains the curent situation in Pokrovsk, which Russia claims to have…
Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance.
