https://sputnikglobe.com/20250923/russia-troops-successfully-completing-task-of-taking-control-of-kupyansk---mod-1122840970.htmlRussia Troops Successfully Completing Task of Taking Control of Kupyansk - MoDRussia Troops Successfully Completing Task of Taking Control of Kupyansk - MoDSputnik InternationalRussia's Battlegroup Zapad is successfully completing the task of taking control of the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkov region, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. 2025-09-23T13:25+00002025-09-23T13:25+00002025-09-23T14:03+0000russia's special operation in ukrainerussiakharkovdefense ministryrussian defense ministryrussian armed forcesukrainehttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/0a/05/1120420060_0:94:3246:1920_1920x0_80_0_0_f2faeef6dabb4170c501c604630b3b5b.jpg"Formations and military units of the Zapad group of forces are successfully solving the tasks of liberating the city of Kupyansk," the ministry said. The Russian military has blocked up to 700 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk and has already destroyed 250 of them, the ministry said, adding that the Russian forces took control of 5,667 out of 8,667 buildings in the city. "Moreover, in the last month alone, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,800 servicepeople, 36 tanks and other armored vehicles, two MLRS launchers, as well as 137 field artillery pieces and mortars while holding Kupyansk," the ministry said in a statement.Read here about the origins of the Special Military Operation and the history of the Ukraine conflict. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250922/russian-forces-liberate-kalinovskoye-settlement-in-dnepropetrovsk-region-1122832076.htmlrussiakharkovukraineSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602025Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Newsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Sputnik Internationalrussia troops, completing the task of taking control, defense ministry