Russian forces continue to attack in the Kupyansk direction. According to ISW, the aggressor state’s army may have advanced in the area of Synkivka, 10 kilometers from Kupiansk.

The situation around Kupiansk in Kharkiv region / Map: storymaps.arcgis.com

“Russian troops continued their offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on September 11 and advanced toward Kupyansk,” analysts say.

Russia’s main efforts on this direction are aimed at capturing the rest of Luhansk region and advancing to the eastern part of Kharkiv and northern Donetsk regions.

Map of the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna axis / Source: understandingwar.org

Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reported fighting in the Kupyansk sector and that Ukrainian troops were repelling Russian attacks near Synkivka.

Malyar also said that Russian troops had conducted unsuccessful offensives along the Svatove-Kreminna line near Berestove (20 km northwest of Svatove), Novoselivske (14 km northwest of Svatove) and Novoyehorivka (15 km southwest of Svatove).

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces have been conducting offensive operations on the border of western Donetsk and eastern Zaporizhzhia regions, reportedly advancing on September 11.

According to researchers, Ukrainian forces have made some progress near Novomayorske (18 km southeast of Velyka Novosilka).

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