UKRAINE, KUPIANSK, Aug 8 — Russian forces intensified offensive operations in the Kupiansk direction over the recent months, wrote the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in their recent campaign assessment.
Officials said the situation in Kupiansk, the largest city east of the Kharkiv region, is difficult. Russia has been actively trying to reoccupy the city since September 2024.
ISW reported about Russian attacks on Kupiansk itself, west of the city near Myrne village; northwest — near Tyshchenkivka; north — near Holubivka, Kindrashivka, and Radkivka; northeast — near Fyholivka, Krasne Pershe, and Kamianka; east — near Petropavlivka; and southeast — near Stepova Novoselivka and Kurylivka.
On August 6, the ISW reported that Russian forces are close to interdicting the H-26 Kupiansk-Shevchenkove highway (running east-west from Kupiansk and roughly one kilometer south of Sobolivka), the main Ukrainian GLOC supplying the city.
ISW previously assessed that Russian forces would likely leverage advances northwest of Kupiansk to try enveloping the city and complicate Ukraine’s ability to supply its positions and defend areas to the west.
On August 7, Russian forces continued offensive operations in Borova and north of Kharkiv but did not advance.
The General Staff reported about 10 Russian attacks on the Kupiansk axis and five attacks north of Kharkiv over the past day.
Also, the ISW wrote about the operations of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (SRG) west of Kupiansk.
ISW said that their assessments of Russian advances based on geolocated footage reflect only the observed presence of Russian forces and aim to continue monitoring the situation for further reporting about Russian activity west of Kupiansk.
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