UKRAINE, KUPIANSK, Feb 7 — Around 10:40 a.m., Russia hit Kupiansk from the “Krasnopol” weapon system, said Andrii Besedin, the head of the Kupiansk military administration, to Gwara Media’s journalists.
He noted that the Russian attack injured a 48-year-old woman’s shin (she wasn’t hospitalized) and a police officer who was moderately injured. The artillery strike also damaged the ambulance car that was responding to an emergency call.
Kupiansk, a crucial logistics, railway hub for the region, was occupied by Russia in 2022, at the beginning of a full-scale invasion. Ukraine liberated the city in September 2022, and two years later, the city once again became a focus of Russia’s new offensive.
The Russian army reached the Oskil River near Dvorichna, north of Kupiansk, and Krukliakivka, south of the city, during autumn. General Staff reports five combat clashes on the Kupiansk axis, including near Dvorichna, just over the past day.
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