KHARKIV OBLAST, JAN 9 — The Russian army continues to accumulate forces and attack the positions of Ukrainian troops in the Kupiansk direction, the head of the public relations service of the 14th separate mechanized brigade, Nadia Zamryha, told Kyiv24.

According to her, the Ukrainian military has calculated a certain “curve” of Russian attacks: over several days, they launch more than 10 attacks to find weaknesses in the Ukrainian defense. Having failed and suffered losses in manpower and equipment, Russian troops regroup and replenish their resources, — and the number of attacks decreases to five or seven per day, Zamryha said.

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