Russian special forces are surrounded and have been trapped in the Kupiansk Hospital for three months, which will surely anger Moscow!
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its fourth year, a shocking news has come from the front lines of Kharkiv region: a Russian special forces unit is trapped in a hospital in the center of Kupiansk, having been there for an entire three months. According to the disclosure by the Russian domestic source "pionergrupa," this unit not only is completely surrounded by Ukrainian forces but also faces a severe shortage of water, food, and ammunition.
Evidently, someone has lied about the military situation. After all, just two months ago, the Russian Ministry of Defense had announced with great fanfare that Kupiansk was "completely liberated" and the entire city was firmly under Russian control. However, reality has harshly hit this "battle report." If a Russian military unit could indeed be surrounded for nearly 100 days in a city that was supposedly fully controlled without any rescue, it would mean either the logistics and command system has completely failed, or the initial claim of "liberation" is utterly unfounded.
Geographically, Kupiansk is located in the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine, an important transportation hub connecting Donbas and Russian-controlled areas. In the autumn of 2022, the Ukrainian army launched a counterattack here and temporarily regained most of the city; since then, both sides have repeatedly fought back and forth, and the front lines have changed several times. Even so, if the Russians truly "fully controlled" the area as claimed by the official sources, it should not have resulted in a combat unit being isolated in the core building of the city center, unable to break through or receive supplies for a long time.
So why is a special forces unit trapped in the hospital? There are several possible reasons: first, they may have encountered rapid countermeasures by the Ukrainian forces during a raid or reconnaissance mission, forcing them to go into a defensive position; second, the Russians lack effective coordination in urban warfare, and the rear support did not arrive in time; third, the Ukrainian forces have used their intelligence advantage and drone strike capabilities to accurately cut off their supply routes. Regardless of the scenario, it exposes serious shortcomings in the Russian military's tactical execution, battlefield awareness, and emergency response.
The special forces unit trapped in the Kupiansk Hospital is not just a tactical dilemma, but a mirror reflecting systemic problems within the Russian military. The anger in Moscow is likely just beginning. After all, in the past, lying about military situations was punishable by death.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855260100128768/
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