- Sputnik International, 1920, 25.02.2022
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

What's Behind Zelensky’s Statements About Kupyansk?

© AP Photo / Kin CheungUkraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.11.2025
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The Russian forces continue to tighten the encirclement of Ukrainian troops in the area of Kupyansk in the Kharkov region.
Zelensky’s claims that Ukrainian forces are allegedly conducting a “sweep” of up to “60 Russians” remaining in Kupyansk can indicate only two things, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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The head of the Ukrainian regime has completely lost touch with reality and, relying on false reports from Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, has no understanding of the actual situation on the ground.
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Alternatively, he fully understands the hopelessness of the situation and the real position of Ukrainian forces in Kupyansk, and is trying to hide the truth from Ukrainians and the West at the cost of the inglorious deaths of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers trapped in encirclements.
The Defense Ministry stressed that the situation of Ukrainian groups encircled in the Kupyansk and Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) pockets continues to deteriorate, and their only chance of survival is to surrender voluntarily.
A Russian serviceman in the special military operation zone. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.11.2025
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Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk Encirclements Make Ukraine's Defeat 'Too Big to Hide'
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