OREANDA-NEWS  Units of the Russian Western group of troops have completely liberated the settlement of Dvurechnoye in the Kharkiv region. This was reported to journalists on Friday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov. "In the Kupyansk direction, as a result of the offensive actions of the units of the Western Grouping of troops, the settlement of Dvurechnoye in the Kharkiv region has been completely liberated," Konashenkov said.

According to the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, during the day, army aviation, artillery defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlements of Novoselovskoye in the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as Gryanikovka and Berestove in the Kharkiv region.

"Enemy losses on this (Kupyansk - approx. More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 vehicles, the US-made M777 artillery system and the D-30 howitzer made up the direction," he added.