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ISW: Putin and Gerasimov keep boasting of sweeping wins in Ukraine—but even Russian milbloggers call them fiction

At a briefing, Gerasimov falsely claimed that Russian troops had encircled thousands of Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk.

byYuri Zoria

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“Out of ten Russian infantry soldiers, seven are eliminated”: Kyiv’s defenses turn Oskil river into trap on Kupiansk front

A gas pipeline once used by Russian forces to sneak under Kupiansk was flooded by Ukrainian units, blocking underwater infiltration and forcing the enemy into exposed crossings.

byOlena Mukhina

Car destroyed in Russian drone strike in Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast, 5 October, 2025.

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Russian drones hunt civilian cars in Kharkiv Oblast, kill two

Separate strikes within two hours target vehicles on roads in heavily contested Kupiansk district.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Frontline report: Kupiansk became a graveyard for Russia’s 6th Army — and it’s still digging deeper

As the 22-month offensive collapses into blood and failure, Russian troops are asking if their commander ever stopped working for Ukraine.

byReporting from Ukraine

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Bucha was only beginning: Russian troops deliberately kill men and use women, children as “human shields” in Ukraine — military

Presence of civilians doubles the complexity for Ukrainian forces, forcing them to balance protection with combat under constant threat.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian advance stalls — September sees lowest territorial gains since May, but it’s not time to relax

Russian attempts via gas pipelines were thwarted, but Kupiansk remains on high alert for renewed attacks.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian Achilles drones turn Russia’s prized TOS-1A thermobaric launchers into wreckage on Kupiansk front

These costly systems were used to pound Ukrainian towns and defense lines.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia publicly acknowledges intent to advance into Kharkiv Oblast should it seize Kupiansk

Moscow has publicly acknowledged that seizing Kupyansk would serve as the launching point for simultaneous advances toward Chuhuiv, Izyum, and Vovchansk

byMaria Tril

Russia levels strategic Ukrainian rail hub near Kharkiv as Putin pushes "buffer zone" plan

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Russian forces trying to infiltrate Kupiansk disguised as civilians – military officials

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are using small sabotage teams to evade detection.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Map of territories controlled by Ukraine and Russia. Photo credit ISW

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Russia’s “squeeze-out” strategy targets 2 key Ukrainian cities

Russian troops are attempting to complete encirclement and have created a "kill zone" around the Pokrovsk city, where any movement or resupply by Ukrainian troops is targeted by drones and artillery

byTaisiia Vivdych

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ISW: Ukraine strikes pipeline after Russians use underground route for third infiltration mission of war

The Russian military is transferring specialized infiltration tactics across different front sectors, with forces near Kupiansk replicating underground pipeline advances previously used in Avdiivka and Sudzha

byMaria Tril

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Russian Forces use gas pipeline network for third infiltration operation into Kupyansk – Deep State

Russian infiltrators are using electric scooters and wheeled stretchers to navigate underground pipeline systems to prevent significant casualties

byMaria Tril

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CNN: Trump’s repeated calls to Putin failed to slow Russia in Ukraine

During the last eight months, Russia has consolidated gains, from Chinese and North Korean support to unchecked advances in Donetsk and Kharkiv.

byOlena Mukhina

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ISW: Russia launches battlefield propaganda to sell an inevitable victory that doesn’t exist

ISW says Moscow’s inflated stats are part of a coordinated information campaign to manipulate Western perception.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine liberated a village near Kupiansk — Russia used it to watch the highway into the city

Ukrainian forces kicked Russians out of Myrne, once their strategic eye on Kupiansk’s main road in eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

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ISW: Russia likely takes two villages near Kupiansk — now it’s eyeing the town’s lifeline highway

Russian troops may envelop the city from the west instead of attacking frontally, according to the ISW.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian colonel killed while directing fresh attacks in Kharkiv Oblast, military says

Col. Lebedev commanded attacks near Velykyi Burluk until Ukrainian troops ended his push.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia’s bombs hit apartment block in Kramatorsk, kill 9-year-old boy as Moscow keeps targeting civilians

Russia’s latest attacks left at least three civilians dead and 25 injured across Ukraine, with strikes reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Odesa, and Kharkiv oblasts.

byYuri Zoria