Ukrainian military denied on Jan. 29 Russia’s claims about the capture of Tabaivka, a small destroyed village in Kharkiv Oblast, located roughly 20 kilometers southeast of Kupiansk. This is not true.
The Russian state is censoring relatives of mobilized Russian personnel on social media for fear of their protests' possible negative effects on Vladimir Putin's still unannounced 2024 presidential campaign, the Institute for the Study of War reported in their daily assessment on Dec. 3.
Russian troops killed two Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered as prisoners of war (POW) in Donetsk Oblast, the Strategic Communications Directorate of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed on the evening of Dec. 2.