Volodymyr Zelensky has been praised for standing one mile from Russian forces in an area Vladimir Putin's troops claim to control. The Ukrainian president taunted his Russian counterpart today (December 12), as he was filmed near Russian guns to back Ukrainian troops who retain control of Kupyansk.

The latest reports suggest Ukraine 's army has carried out a successful counterattack in Kupyansk , and is on the verge of clearing the city of all Russian troops. "Today - the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers are achieving results for Ukraine here. Many Russians have talked about Kupyansk - we can see it. I was there. I congratulated the guys. Thank you to every unit, to everyone who is fighting here, to everyone who is destroying the occupier," Zelensky said in a post to his social m

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