War in Ukraine: kyiv announces that it has taken over the key city of Koupiansk, in the East – Le Figaro

Ukraine announced on Saturday the resumption of control of the key city of Kupyansk, in the hands of the Russian army for several months, as well as a military advance over “several tens of kilometers” in several areas of the southern front. Ukrainians are advancing in the East as well as in the South. They announced on Saturday September 10 that they had entered the city of Koupiansk, in the east of the country, a key locality in the hands of the Russian army for several months. An advance of several tens of kilometers was also announced in the region of Kherson, in the South. Ukrainian special forces posted images on social networks, showing their officers “in Kupiansk, which has been and will always be Ukrainian”. The images showed a handful of soldiers in camouflage uniforms carrying automatic weapons and gathered around an armored vehicle. city ​​of 27,000 inhabitants, with the text: “Kupiansk is Ukraine”. A new important advance This new important advance claimed by the Ukrainian forces comes after kyiv says it has regained control of 30 localities in the area in recent days. of Kharkiv, bordering Russia. The city of Kupiansk, located some 120 km southeast of Kharkiv, had fallen into Russian hands less than a week after the start of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine on 24 February. See also With special forces volunteers from Azov and Kraken liberating the Kharkiv region Its takeover by Ukrainian forces could pose a serious problem for Moscow, the city is t on supply routes to other Russian positions on the front line. Kiev could soon, according to observers of the conflict, increase its pressure on other Russian-controlled cities, notably Izium, which had a population about 45,000 inhabitants before the war and which has great importance for Moscow’s military operations. “Several tens of kilometers” in the South Ukraine also announced on Saturday a military advance of “several tens of kilometers” in several areas of the south, in territories captured by the Russian army at the start of the invasion in February. spokeswoman for the military command of southern Ukraine, Natalia Goumenyuk. SEE ALSO – The Ukrainian army has taken over 30 localities from the Russians in the northeast of the country, says Zelensky