Residents are ordered to evacuate the key city of Kupiansk as Russian forces press closer. Ukraine took back Kupiansk after it fell to Russia in February 2022.
The city of Kupiansk has already been heavily damaged by Russia n strikes. Russia 's defence ministry told state-run news agency TASS they had captured Krasnyi Yar in Donetsk region and Nevske in Luhansk region.What's next?
The Ukrainian military said it had repelled Russian attacks near Krasnyi Yar on the Pokrovsk front over the past day and that Russian forces had attempted to break through Ukraine's defences around Nevske on the Lyman front, according to a morning readout it posted on the Telegram messaging app. The order, issued by Ukrainian authorities, applied to the rail-hub city of Kupiansk as well as the major logistics centre of Borova.
"On the east bank of the Oskil River, which divides the city, we can no longer guarantee the restoration of electricity, heat and water supply due to constant shelling.Further south, Russian forces have made headway in their drive to occupy Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, capturing villages as they move west.AP: Yevhen TitovTo the west of Kupiansk, Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv has come under repeated missile and drone attack throughout most of the war.
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