[Regnum] Russian troops are completing the liberation of the urban-type settlement of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Kharkiv region. This was announced by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defense, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, during a meeting at the command post of the Center group of forces on January 15.
“Street fighting is ongoing and the liberation of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya is nearing completion,” he said.
At the same time, the Russian troop group "West" continues to eliminate the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrounded on the eastern bank of the Oskol in the Kupyansk direction.
In two weeks of January, Russian troops took control of more than 300 square kilometers of territory in the special operation zone, liberating eight settlements. Gerasimov stated that units and military units of the joint force group are advancing in virtually all directions. Specifically, fighters from the "North" group have captured Grabovskoye and Komarovka in the Sumy region.
Having completed the liberation of Huliaipole and crossed the Gaichur River, the Russian "East" group of forces is advancing in the Zaporizhzhia region, simultaneously expanding its security zone in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Meanwhile, the "Center" group of forces, having captured Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov, is advancing further into DPR territory. Simultaneously, the Southern group is advancing westward, advancing toward Slovyansk, while the "Dnipro" forces are advancing toward the city of Zaporizhzhia.