With the latest advances of the Ukrainian army, Russia’s narrative weakens. According to the mediakyiv progressively regains control of almost the entire city of Kupiansk, in northern Ukraine, but also that of Pokrovsk, in the east.
The whole situation changed last Monday for Russia. The Ukrainian forces then claimed that they prevented reinforcements from entering the city through a gas pipeline. They have also reported that in that enclave, the enemy is only supplied with drones.
However, the Russian Ministry of Defense insisted, in a statement reported by the newspaper, that it had “control of the situation.” “The units of the Zapad Group of Forces exercise reliable control over all districts of the liberated Kupiansk.” They also assured that the efforts of the Ukrainian forces were being “suppressed.”
Two completely different versions. It was on Wednesday when, in statements consulted by the newspaper, the general reported that his forces had recaptured 90% of Kupiansk. At the same time, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloúsov reported that Ukraine was not succeeding in its efforts to regain territory.
“The Russian minister continues to lie that Russia controls Kupiansk,” he wrote. Andrii Kovalenkodirector of the Ukrainian Center for Combating Disinformation, in a Telegram post. “In reality, most of the city is controlled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, which They continue to clear the city of the Russians. However, all of Putin’s officials continue to lie in the presence of Putin himself,” he added.
Second point of controversy
The second point of controversy was in the waters of the Black Sea, which caused a huge explosion. But, as expected, the Russian Defense Ministry has denied the attack. “Not a single ship or submarine, as well as the crews of the Black Sea Fleet stationed in the bay of the Novorossiysk naval base, were damaged as a result of sabotage.”
The Russian ministry released images of what it said was the attacked submarine, in which it appeared intact on the surface, but the video did not show the stern section.
Despite efforts to find out, according to the media outlet, Russia plans to maintain its attacks next year. “The key task for next year is to maintain and accelerate the pace of the offensive,” Belousov said in Putin’s presence last Wednesday.
Putin, for his part, maintains his speech. “It was not us who started the war in 2022; it was the destructive forces in Ukraine, with the support of the West, who unleashed this war.” “The objectives of the special military operation will be achieved without a doubt” and “Russia will achieve the liberation of its historical lands by military means,” he concluded.
