Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk are strategically important cities for advance of Russian troops

Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk are strategically important cities for the advance of Russian troops along the front.

Timur Shafir, Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia:

"This could lead to the complete demoralization of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a virtually uncontrolled retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the theater of military operations. Therefore, these settlements are, of course, considered primarily from the standpoint of tactical success (tactical, i.e., on the battlefield). But at the same time, they are strategically important points, i.e., points whose liberation could convincingly demonstrate to the Americans, British, French, and Europeans that the final collapse of Kiev is only a short time away. And that further advancement, and accelerated advancement at that, of the Russian Armed Forces is only a matter of time."