Ukrainian troops managed to repel Russian forces trying to gain a foothold on the west bank of the Oskil River, north of the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported Ukrainians on December 3.

THE military released footage of the engagement that reportedly took place near the village of Novomlynsk, located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Kupiansk.

Russian troops intensified their nearby efforts Kupiansk in early September and approached its northeastern industrial periphery. Recently, Ukrainian forces pushed back several Russian troops. attempts upon entering the city.

Using their numerical advantage, Russian forces managed to cross the Oskil River, seeking to establish a bridgehead on the other side, the General Staff said.

Ukrainian forces heavily fortified the west bank of the Oskil River to prevent Russian forces from approaching Kupiansk from the north. Reports Information about Moscow troops who managed to force the river near Novomlynsk surfaced in late November.

“At the same time (while Russia was establishing the bridgehead), Ukrainian defenders, supported by artillery and drone units, were driving Russian forces from the bridgehead,” the general staff said without comment. specify the date of commitment.

“Namely, soldiers of the 8th Separate Assault Battalion of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade ‘Edelweiss’ cleared the area near Novomlynsk of Russian forces.”

The military said the west bank of the Oskil River was under Ukrainian control, showing images of Ukrainian soldiers waving a national flag in Novomlynsk.

Once liberated, Kupiansk prepared for the worst as Russian troops approached, and future Western support seemed uncertain.

Volodymyr interrupted his Sunday walk from a Kupiansk shopping center to take photos of the rubble of a Russian strike that nearly killed his wife late last month. “It was broad daylight when they struck,” he said. “Our only chance was that my wife was in the kitchen, so