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Putin claimed Russian troops have fully occupied Kupiansk, a strategically important city in Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Vladimir Putin (person) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Kostyantyn Mashovets (person) Russian 136th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian 27th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russian troops have fully occupied Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces have encircled up to two understrength Russian companies in Kupyansk

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Extracted: 2026-02-19T05:11:34.585Z

Source story: putin-opens-annual-presser-with-maximalist-demands