Kupyansk, south of Kharkiv, cannot afford to lose, otherwise Ukraine's second largest city and largest industrial city will be surrounded. At present, Russian drones and long-range artillery fire can cover the entire urban area of Kharkiv. In order to protect Kupyansk, Ukrainian commander-in-chief Silsky transferred the 3rd Azov Assault Brigade from the direction of Hongliman to strengthen the defense of Kupyansk's urban area. Unexpectedly, the Russian army once again used natural gas pipelines to infiltrate and assault, often launching attacks behind the Ukrainian defense forces. The 3rd Azov Commando Brigade, which serves as a fire brigade, is exhausted.
Since the air superiority, force superiority and firepower superiority are entirely in the Russian army, it is only a matter of time before Kupyansk's defenses generally collapse. On September 29, the Russian military war report stated that the Russian army continued to advance in the city of Kupyansk, and its reconnaissance team crossed the city center and reached Slavyvska Street and near the bridge. Further southwest, Russian troops reached the Uvilenewi district near Harkovska Street and even near Stendiska. This is an unprecedented substantive military breakthrough for the Russian army on the Kharkiv front.
On the same day, the Ukraine military reported that troops of the 3rd Azov Brigade had eliminated all Russian assault teams that had infiltrated the city two weeks ago in the eastern part of Kursk. However, the overall rhythm of the battlefield was still controlled by the Russian army. The fighting in Kupyansk city was carried out in a scattered and intermittent manner. The Russian army searched for Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries one building at a time and one basement at a time. The 3rd Azov Brigade was also unable to withstand it and began to gradually withdraw to the relatively safe residential areas of the western part of Kupyansk city.
According to news from Russia-Ukraine website, a subsidiary of Russia Today, Russian troops killed multiple NATO officers in Kupyansk. This is a more valuable "big fish" than those western mercenaries who work hard for money. Russian media said that there are a large number of NATO military advisers and middle and senior military officers on the Kharkiv front line, who have been participating in or even directly directing the operations of the Ukrainian army. In the above report of Russian media, the photos and nationality information of nine NATO officers who were killed were published. Russian media reported that these NATO officers had been sent to hell. It needs to be emphasized that the Ukrainian army's defeat in Kupyansk was not an isolated defeat. In Bonliman and Seversk, which are adjacent to the west of Kupyansk, the Ukrainian army's defenses are also close to collapse.
In particular, after the loss of strategic roads in the northern part of the city, a supply line in Kupyansk was directly cut off. In addition, Russian troops operated south of Seversky and occupied new positions in the north of Ivanodarevskaya, thus effectively controlling the railway north of Vymka. At present, the Ukrainian military is preparing to abandon Kupyansk. The Ukrainian media that Kupyanskaya was encircled by Russian troops, and the Ukrainian authorities suggested that civilians evacuate the city on foot. Given the current intensity of fire, and the Russian drone operators would attack anyone who did not wear the Ukrainian uniform, this evacuation method is no different from death.