12.12.2025
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Friday paid a visit to his troops in a Kupyansk a city Russia claimed to have capture in the Kharkiv region.
Zelensky taunted Putin, as he was filmed encouraging his troops who retain control of this key territory.
“Many Russians have talked about Kupyansk – we can see that,’ he said, mocking Putin.
“I was there, I congratulated the guys [Ukrainian forces].
“Thank you to every unit, to everyone who is fighting here, to everyone who is destroying the occupier.”
In a video aimed at Donald Trump over the peace negotiations, he said it was ‘extremely important to achieve results on the front so that Ukraine can achieve results in diplomacy – that’s how it works’.
Putin has boasted for weeks – backed by his top general Valery Gerasimov – that he now controls Kupyansk, exposed as a lie by Zelensky’s video.
Explosions could be heard in the background as the Ukrainian leader spoke.