MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. Units of Russia’s Battlegroup West have taken control of the city of Kupyansk-Uzlovoi, with up to 800 Ukrainian troops remaining in the blocked area near Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said after his inspection trip to the area of operations of the Battlegroup West.
TASS has compiled the key statements from the Chief of the General Staff.
- Russian troops continue advancing in all frontline sectors of the special military operation.
- Russian troops have liberated 17 communities and over 500 sq. km of territory since early January in the special military operation in Ukraine.
- Up to 800 Ukrainian troops remain blocked in an area near Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, with fighting ongoing in the settlements of Kovsharovka and Glushkovka.
