Russian commanders in the Kupiansk sector are ordering their soldiers to retake positions from which they retreated under Ukrainian fire, threatening them with execution if they refuse, Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces claimed on Feb.

The Russians have been forced to retreat from their leading positions near one of the settlements on the Kupiansk front due to an onslaught by the Ukrainian defence forces, a move which was not sanctioned by Russian commanders.

Russian troops in the Kupiansk sector face execution threats from commanders to return to frontline positions they previously left under Ukrainian pressure.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a precision strike yesterday, February 3, on the command post of one of the Russian units. It was located near the settlement of Novoivanovka,

The Ukrainian army reported that on the front line near the city of Kupiansk (Kharkiv region), they forced Russian units to retreat. The Ukrainians claim that the Russians immediately received orders to return to their positions.

The Ukrainian Air Force carried out a high-precision strike on the command post of a Russian army unit near the village of Novoivanovka in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Monday, 3 February. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The command post was located in an abandoned building and was used to coordinate Russian