"As a result of the active offensive actions of the units of the Zapad battlegroup, the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya settlement of the Kharkov region was liberated," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Zapad battlegroup has eliminated over 210 Ukrainian soldiers
Russia's Tsentr battlegroup has eliminated over 415 Ukrainian soldiers
Russia's Vostok battlegroup has eliminated over 390 Ukrainian servicepeople
Dnepr battlegroup has taken control of the settlement of Novoyakovlevka in the Zaporozhye region