Ukrainian troops reached a major railway city in the northeastern part of the country, potentially cutting off the supply for Russian forces.
Ukraine recently gained ground in the railway city of Kupiansk, where all the rail lines link together and connect Russia to eastern Ukraine,This may have trapped thousands of Russian troops since Ukraine's advance "penetrated all the way to Moscow's main logistics route," according to Reuters.
Police were seen walking through towns where Russian ammunition boxes were found abandoned, signaling that Russian troops may have left the area, Reuters reports. Ukraine's military reportedly closed in on Izyum, too, which is considered a Russian stronghold city,"Russian forces were likely taken by surprise. The sector was only lightly held and Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns," the British military said, according to
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