"I am the commander of the assault team of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment, call sign 'Lavrik.' My detachment is tasked with clearing and liberating Kupyansk. ...I am confident that the city will be completely liberated within the next week," he said.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking of an alleged "mopping up operation" in Kupyansk, has either lost touch with reality and is unaware of the operational situation, or, realizing the hopelessness of the situation, is trying to conceal the truth.