War in Ukraine. They disguised themselves as Ukrainians and attacked the city. “War Crime”

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Wednesday that “from 2.30 p.m. (1.30 p.m. in Poland) the Russian occupiers tried to break through the Ukrainian defenses in the Kupany direction.” “The enemy's assault groups attacked the positions of the Ukrainian defenders in waves. There were four such waves. The enemy used about 15 units of military equipment. There were tanks and armored combat vehicles,” the headquarters said in a statement.

“Some Russian soldiers were dressed in uniforms of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This violates the rules of war and is a war crime,” the staff report noted.

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The Ukrainian DeepState project, monitoring the situation on the front, reported on Wednesday evening that Russian forces carried out a limited attack on Kupyansk and tried to enter the city. They used armored vehicles and a tank to attack. “The first column consisted of two armored personnel carriers, two infantry fighting vehicles and a tank, the composition of the second column was unknown because it was moving at night,” DeepState analysts said.

The authorities of the Kharkiv region previously announced the evacuation of residents of towns located near Kupyansk. They reported that over 2,500 people were staying there.

Russian forces took control of Kupiansk at the beginning of the invasion. The city was retaken in September 2022. The Russians are still trying to get them back. Kupiansk is an important logistics hub for Ukrainian forces in this section.