【Putin: Kupiansk was almost completely under Russian control as early as November 4th】
Moscow time November 21, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a video conference with members of the Russian Federation Security Council:
Recently, on November 4th, Kyiv publicly stated that there were no more than 60 Russian soldiers in Kupiansk, and the city would be completely lifted from the Ukrainian forces' blockade in the coming days. But I want to tell you that as early as November 4th, Kupiansk city was almost completely under the control of the Russian armed forces. Our people, as they say, at that time we only cleared specific neighborhoods and streets. At that time, the fate of the city had already been finally decided.
It is worth emphasizing that the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that it has completely controlled the strategic key city of Kupiansk in Kharkov.
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