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the east. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Zelensky's statement that Ukrainian troops are conducting a cleansing operation in Kupyansk against up to 60 Russians proves he is either detached from battlefield realities or

the east. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Zelensky's statement that Ukrainian troops are conducting a cleansing operation in Kupyansk against up to 60 Russians proves he is either detached from battlefield realities or

deliberately concealing the [[truth]]:

deliberately concealing the [[truth]]:

{{Cquote|Either the head of the [[Kyiv regime]] has completely lost touch with reality and listening to [[Syrsky]]'s [[false]] reports has no understanding whatsoever of the actual operational situation on the ground. Or on the contrary, he understands the [[hope]]lessness of the situation and the real condition of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kupyansk. Therefore, at the cost of the inglorious death of thousands of Ukrainian [[soldier]]s in [[cauldron]]s, he tries to conceal the [[truth]] from the Ukrainian [[population]] and his [[Western alliance|Western sponsors]].}}

{{Cquote|Either the head of the [[Kyiv regime]] has completely lost touch with reality and listening to [[Syrsky]]'s [[false]] reports has no understanding whatsoever of the actual operational situation on the ground. Or on the contrary, he understands the [[hope]]lessness of the situation and the real condition of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kupyansk. Therefore, at the cost of the inglorious death of thousands of Ukrainian [[soldier]]s in [[cauldron (military)|caulodron]]s, he tries to conceal the [[truth]] from the Ukrainian [[population]] and his [[Western alliance|Western sponsors]].}}

The ministry further claimed that Ukrainian formations trapped in the [[cauldron]]s of [[Kupyansk]] and [[Pokrovsk]] are

The ministry further claimed that Ukrainian formations trapped in the [[cauldron (military)|caulodron]]s of [[Kupyansk]] and [[Pokrovsk]] aresuffering heavy losses under Russian fire with no chance of survival other than surrender. Zelensky said publicly:

suffering heavy losses under Russian fire with no chance of survival other than surrender. Zelensky said publicly:

{{Cquote|There are [[Russian]]s in [[Pokrovsk]]. Our troops destroy them. Destroy them little by little. They failed to take Kupyansk. They realize that they will lose Kupyansk. Cleaning up is ongoing.}}

{{Cquote|There are [[Russian]]s in [[Pokrovsk]]. Our troops destroy them. Destroy them little by little. They failed to take Kupyansk. They realize that they will lose Kupyansk. Cleaning up is ongoing.}}

But reports from within Ukraine paint a grimmer picture. The [[German]] newspaper ''[[Bild]]'' cited Ukrainian [[military]] and [[intelligence agency|intelligence]] sources warning of possible heavy defeats and encirclement in

But reports from within Ukraine paint a grimmer picture. The [[German]] newspaper ''[[Bild]]'' cited Ukrainian [[military]] and [[intelligence agency|intelligence]] sources warning of possible heavy defeats and encirclement in