President Zelenskyy visits frontline battalion near Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the battalion command post of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade “Prince Roman the Great" during a trip to Kharkiv Oblast, the Presidential website reported on Feb. 19.
This unit is performing combat missions to defend Kupyansk.
Zelenskyy received a briefing from the brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Trubnikov, regarding the operational situation in this sector and coordination with adjacent units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Trubnikov briefed Zelenskyy on the use of various types of drones in the sector and the methods employed to counter Russian drones using electronic warfare systems. Discussions also covered the supply of equipment, ammunition, and other urgent needs of the defenders.
"I am confident in you," Zelenskyy said to the soldiers.
"I wish you good health. Take care of yourself and your colleagues. This is very important. I wish you all victory."
He awarded the servicemen who had distinguished themselves during the defense of Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
The Russian army intensified its offensive in late summer 2023 in the Kupyansk sector, which the Ukrainian Forces are holding back.
The Ukrainian army repelled five Russian attacks near Synkivka and Ivanivka, Kharkiv Oblast, on Feb. 2, reported the General Staff.
The Russian military has concentrated about 40,000 troops, more than 500 tanks, and 650 armored combat vehicles near Kupyansk, Illya Yershash, the head of the press service of the Khortytsia operational and strategic troop grouping, said on national television on Feb. 2.
On Feb. 4, journalist Yuriy Butusov reported that Russian occupiers have advanced into the development zone of Avdiivka, with street fighting ongoing in the city. According to him, Russian units have entrenched themselves on one of the streets on the northern outskirts of the city.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled two Russian attacks near Tabaivka, Kharkiv Oblast, said the General Staff on Feb. 19.
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