Russia Ukraine Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD : In a significant battlefield update, Russian President visited the command post of the Joint Force, where he held a high-level meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and other frontline commanders involved in the ongoing special military operation.
According to the official Kremlin Telegram channel, Putin received detailed reports on the current situation along the contact line — particularly in the Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk sectors.
Commanders informed the President that approximately 5,000 Ukrainian troops have been surrounded near Kupyansk, while another 5,500 are reportedly trapped near Krasnoarmeysk.
The briefing provided the Supreme Commander-in-Chief with a comprehensive assessment of the situation across the frontlines.
The situation and the number of Ukrainian troops , claimed by Kremlin have not been confirmed by independent sources.
