UKRAINE, KUPIANSK, Jan. 26 — Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SOF) killed two Russian soldiers and captured two others in the Kupiansk supermarket, press service of the SOF reported on Jan. 26. 

SOF shared that Ukrainian soldiers conducted the reconnaissance operation in central Kupiansk. They found Russian positions in the destroyed supermarket and nearby buildings during it. 

On Dec.12, 2025, Ukrainian Forces launched a counteroffensive in Kupiansk, pushing Russian troops out of the northwestern part of the city and trapping remaining Russian soldiers in its center. 

The press service added that the Special Operation Forces helped neighboring Ukrainian units liberate the central part of Kupiansk.

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