According to the available information, 100,000 men are concentrated there.
The Russians have chosen the Kupyansk direction of the Kharkiv region as the main one for their attack, creating a strike group of eight “Storm-Z” strike units, the general said in an interview with the web media “Ukrainaska Pravda”.
Intense fighting is taking place, with some positions shifting from one side to the other several times, he added.
“The enemy’s goal is to break through the defense of our troops and enter Kupyansk directly,” the publication quotes the commander as saying.
At the same time, while attacking from the Novoselyvsk region, Russian units unsuccessfully tried to split the Ukrainian army group with a flank strike and surround part of the brigade’s units holding the defense there, Sirsky said.
2023-08-09 13:38:49
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