{"id":8426,"date":"2025-11-11T09:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:42:40","slug":"eastern-kupyansk-under-russian-control-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/eastern-kupyansk-under-russian-control-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Kupyansk under Russian control \u2013 MOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ukrainian officials previously denied their forces are in a dire situation in the key city<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian forces have fully taken the eastern part of Kupyansk, a strategically important city in Ukraine&rsquo;s Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kiev previously denied Russian reports that Ukrainian units have been encircled in Kupyansk and claimed that the attack on the city was being successfully repelled &ndash; a statement that Moscow said demonstrates that Ukraine&rsquo;s Vladimir Zelensky is <em>&ldquo;detached from reality.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The latest ministry update noted continued Ukrainian attempts <em>&ldquo;to get through to the encircled units,&rdquo;<\/em>&nbsp;a push that reportedly cost Kiev up to 60 troops and 16 pieces of heavy weaponry, including armored vehicles, a radar station, and three electronic warfare stations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"RT\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6912fd7d85f5403126432e7b.jpg\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/627594-eu-spike-ukrainian-men\/\">Spike in Ukrainian males entering EU \u2013 Eurostat<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Zelensky claimed last week that there were only around 60 Russian troops in Kupyansk and that Ukrainian forces were sweeping the area to clear them.<\/p>\n<p>Russia previously said its forces encircled Ukrainian units in two separate pockets along the frontline, including near Kupyansk. President Vladimir Putin offered Kiev the opportunity to order a surrender, but Zelensky dismissed the claim, insisting Ukrainian troops remained in control in both areas. Zelensky also accused Moscow of attempting to mislead Western nations, particularly the US. Ukraine heavily relies on foreign aid in its war effort.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian army is reportedly grappling with widespread desertions and difficulties replenishing its ranks through compulsory conscription, which is broadly rejected by civilians. The Zelensky government is counting on damage caused by long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, which it said could compensate for Russia&rsquo;s advantage on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian officials previously denied their forces are in a dire situation in the key city Russian forces have fully taken the eastern part of Kupyansk, a strategically important city in Ukraine&rsquo;s Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Tuesday. Kiev previously denied Russian reports that Ukrainian units have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/eastern-kupyansk-under-russian-control-mod\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8426"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8429,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8426\/revisions\/8429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}