Photos have circulated on social media of Ukrainian soldiers appearing to stand in front of the city council building of the strategic city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. A photo of Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of the city was posted on Sept. 9, showing signs that Ukraine's surprise counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast is progressing quickly. The city of Kupiansk is a key transport hub in the region, and its capture could cut off supply lines to Russian forces in occupied Izium.
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Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov reported that most of the injured were taken to hospitals. People have suffered shrapnel wounds, burns, and lacerations.
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko's regime "must understand there will be consequences if there is aggression against Ukraine, against our people," Zelensky said.
While Russia lost 67 soldiers per square kilometer of advance in October, that figure rose to 165 in January, 244 in February, 254 in March, and 179 in April, according to Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
The operation destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system, valued at an estimated $15 million to $20 million.
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Local residents reported that an oil refining unit at Rosneft's Syzran plant was struck in the Ukrainian attack.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Ukraine plans to increase production of the missiles "tenfold" and build additional stockpiles for the fall and winter seasons.
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"The enlargement process takes much too long" and "understandably, this creates frustration," said the German chancellor.
"We will not allow Ukrainian or any other imported product to endanger the livelihood of Hungarian farmers and the supply of healthy food to the Hungarian people," said the country's agriculture minister.



