"The city is under the control of Ukraine's Armed Forces," General Staff spokesperson Andrii Kovalev told Ukrinform.

All Russian attacks in this direction were effectively repelled. Russian forces did not succeed in entering Kupiansk, and the city remains firmly under Ukrainian control,” co

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has said that Russian occupation forces were not able to enter the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast and that the Ukrainian defence forces still control the city.