The Latest Breaking News from Kupiansk

Putin orders oath of allegiance by Wagnerites – as it happened

Decree published on Kremlin website obliges anyone working on behalf of the military in Ukraine to swear a formal oath of allegiance

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2023

Ukraine probes Kherson defences, advances in east and south

Ukrainian reconnaissance land on left bank of the Dnipro, probing Russian defences and suggesting a new front may open.

Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2023

Ukraine’s intelligence service claims responsibility for Crimean Bridge drone attack

Spy chief confirms security services’ involvement in July attack and warns similar strikes will follow

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Three killed in revenge attacks as Putin retaliates after drone strikes

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky calls attack on Kupiansk community a ‘war crime’

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Counterattack or ploy? Kyiv vigilant despite heavy Russian shelling of northeast region

Russian troops have mounted fierce assaults in Ukraine’s northeastern Kupiansk region, located at the northern end of the country’s 600-mile front line. While Moscow’s troops have reportedly gained some ground, military experts caution against calling this a full-blown offensive.

France 24 · Jul 28, 2023

Ukraine says ‘only a few hundred’ Wagner troops are in Belarus

Kyiv reports fighting has intensified on eastern front, with its forces on defensive near Kupiansk

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023

Deadly Russian missile strike slams Ukrainian museum

A Russian missile hit a museum building in the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region, on Tuesday, killing at least two people, wounding around 10 people and burying others under the rubble. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Moscow's "barbaric methods" and said Russia was trying to erase Ukraine's…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2023

One Killed, 10 Wounded in Russian Attack on Museum in East

A Russian missile hit a museum building in a Ukrainian city on Tuesday, killing one of its workers and injuring 10 other people, part of a relentless barrage that comes as Ukraine is readying its forces for an expected spring counteroffensive. The Russian military used S-300 air defense missiles to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2023

Occupied, liberated … occupied again? Ukrainian city fears another takeover

Russian forces were driven out of Kupiansk in September, but strikes have escalated in the past two weeks

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Ukraine's northeastern front could decide new battle lines

Ukrainian tanks and soldiers train every day on the country's northeastern front

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023