Putin’s Men 'Ambush' Ukraine Army In Kupiansk, 'Silently Annihilate' Elite Drone Unit, Special Force Russia is claiming one of its biggest battlefield advances of the year — announcing the “full liberation” of Kupiansk and major territorial gains across multiple fronts. In a high-stakes briefing to President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov declared that Ukrainian forces had been encircled, elite units “destroyed,” and strategic cities like Pokrovsk and Vovchansk largely under Russian control. But Ukraine is forcefully pushing back, rejecting every major Russian claim — insisting Kupiansk remains under Kyiv’s authority, denying that Russian troops hold most of Pokrovsk or Vovchansk, and warning that fierce fighting continues across the entire northeastern a

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