The Lyman-Kupyansk sector is one of the hottest areas of hostilities, with the Russians trying to recapture Kupyansk, an important railway hub for supplies, the head of the public relations service of the Ground Forces Command, Lt-Col Volodymyr Fityo has told the national news telethon, ArmyInform reports.
"Over the past day, the enemy conducted 613 attacks in the Lyman-Kupyansk sector, nine air strikes, and 17 engagements. At the same time, 194 ruscists were eliminated," he said. According to Fityo, the Russians did not achieve any strategic success here.
He also noted that the number of Russian troops in the Lyman-Kupyansk sector has not changed after it had pulled up reserves to replenish the units and currently makes about 100,000 troops.
Over the last day, the Russians carried out 50 air strikes and fired 49 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.