Overview
- An assault detachment commander using the call sign “Lavrik” said his forces are pushing through Kupyansk and forecast full control within about a week.
- He reported 25 buildings taken over the past 24 hours, citing gains along three streets in the western part of the city.
- Roughly 130 buildings on the right bank of the Oskol River remain to be cleared, according to the commander.
- Russian drone operators from the Zapad grouping said they destroyed five pickup trucks carrying Ukrainian fighters near the city, and Ukrainian units are still attempting to break through.
- The General Staff earlier said Kupyansk was encircled after an Oskol crossing was seized, and the Defense Ministry announced a separate FPV‑drone strike on a Ukrainian temporary deployment site in Kherson region.