Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov inspected the Russian Western Grouping of Forces and heard reports from Colonel General Sergei Kuzovlev about claimed advances in the Kupyansk direction.
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Kuzovlev claimed Russian forces seized Kucherivka, Podoly, and Kurylivka in December 2025
Russian forces control all areas of Kupyansk
Ukrainian forces repelled 11 Russian attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk, Prylipka, Tykhe, Starytsia and Vovchanski Khutory and towards Izbytske, Kruhle and Nesterne.
Russian troops struck a checkpoint near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region with a KAB missile, resulting in injuries to military personnel and police officers.
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