Russian troops, including soldiers disguised as Ukrainians, briefly broke through the frontlines in Kupiansk along the northeast, a sign that Moscow is successfully pressuring Kyiv.

The Russians took advantage of the thick fog to advance to the borders of residential areas in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region. In the end, the Ukrainian Defense Forces prevented them from gaining a foothold,

KYIV: A small Russian assault group briefly broke through to the outskirts of Ukraine's northeastern city of Kupiansk for the first time since Moscow's forces fled in September 2022, officials said, i

KYIV - A Russian assault group briefly broke through to the outskirts of Ukraine's northeastern city of Kupiansk for the first time since Moscow's forces fled in September 2022, Ukrainian officials said,

“All of the Russian occupiers’ attacks on this front have been successfully repelled. The Russian invaders were not able to enter Kupiansk. The city remains under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces,” Andriy Kovalev, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military’s general staff, said on Thursday.

KYIV - Ukraine's military said on Thursday its troops were in full control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk and that their forces had stopped a Russian advance towards the railway hub. Read more at straitstimes.