Ukrainian forces repelled 13 Russian attacks near Kyslivka, Berestove, Kopanky (Kharkiv Oblast), Novoiehorivka, and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast) on the Kupiansk front.
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On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled 13 Russian attacks near the settlements of Kyslivka, Berestove, Kopanky (Kharkiv Oblast), Novoiehorivka, and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast).
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 13 attacks near Kyslivka, Berestove and Kopanky in the Kharkiv region and Novoyehorivka and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region.
Russian troops struck the cities of Kupiansk and Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast on April 28, injuring two people
The threat of a possible future Russian offensive operation against Kharkiv City is causing Ukraine to allocate additional forces and equipment to defending the city, although ISW continues to assess that the Russian military lacks the forces necessary to seize the city.
In the Kupiansk direction, our soldiers repelled 13 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kyslivka, Berestove, Kopanky in the Kharkiv region and Novoyehorivka and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region.
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