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Kyiv forces say they entered key town of Kupiansk in east Ukraine
Ukrainian forces said on Saturday (Sep 10) they had entered the town of Kupiansk in east Ukraine, a key supply hub that had been held by invading Russian forces for several months, the AFP reported, the al-Arabiya English said.
Kyiv’s army in recent days has been pushing deeper into the east of the country, routing Russian forces in a counter-offensive that officials say has seen some 30 towns and villages in the northeastern region of Kharkiv liberated.
Ukrainian special forces published images on social media, which they said showed their officers “in Kupiansk.”
The town “was and will always be Ukrainian,” the statement added.
The images showed a handful of camouflage-clad soldiers carrying automatic weapons gathered around an armored vehicle.
A regional official separately posted an image of Ukrainian soldiers in the east Ukrainian town of around 27,000 people alongside the text: “Kupiansk is Ukraine.”
Historic footage! Balakliia, which was under Russian occupation for half a year, greets its liberators - the Ukrainian Army. "We have pankakes, do you want?" asks one of the women. The city in the Kharkiv Oblast was liberated yesterday with two dozen others as part of a counteroffensive that Ukraine started on 29 August
Posted by Euromaidan Press on Friday, September 9, 2022
The town was captured by Russian forces less than one week after Moscow launched its full-scale of invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The complete capture of Kupiansk by Ukrainian forces would pose a serious problem for Moscow as the town sits on supply routes toward other Russian positions on the eastern frontline.
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Ukrainian troops have advanced quickly over recent days in the east of the country and observers of the conflict have said Kyiv’s army is likely to pressure other Russian-controlled towns and cities.
They include Izyum, with an estimated pre-war population of around 45,000 people, which has served as an important staging ground for Russian military operations.
Source: alarabiyaenglish
