"In the Kupyansk direction, during the day, units of the 6th army repelled three attacks by formations of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine and the 15th brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Blagodatovka [also known as Blahodativka], Palamarevka and Osinovo. Ukrainian soldiers tried to break into Kupyansk, Kharkov region. The enemy lost up to 60 troops," the Russian ministry said in a statement.
The city of Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region is under the control of the units from the 6th army of Russia's Battlegroup Zapad, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The city of Kupyansk is under the control of units of the 6th army of Battlegroup Zapad," the statement said.
The group's spokesman Ivan Bigma said the group repelled five counterattacks near Kupyansk over two days.
"All counterattacks were repelled, and no territorial losses were allowed," Bigma said.
During these counterattacks, the group destroyed five pieces of military equipment, including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, a Pantera armored vehicle, and more than 20 Ukrainian servicepeople, he said, adding that the Russian forces continue to destroy enemy assault groups, as well as sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the area.
Earlier, Leonid Sharov, the head of the press center of Battlegroup Zapad said that all districts of the city of Kupyansk were under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.