“Our army remains on the defensive in the Kupiansk area, where the enemy has been advancing since late last week, and is currently searching for weak points in the defense while conducting attack operations,” the deputy minister posted on Telegram this Monday.

Maliar stated that the Russian troops are trying to regain lost positions and force the Ukrainian army to move reserves from other areas to Kupiansk.

Russia has been conducting a special military operation in eastern Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

President Vladimir Putin stated that it aims to demilitarize and denazify the neighboring country and prevent Kiev’s attacks on civilians in the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.

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