FPV drone crews from the «Kontora» unit of Russia’s 1st Guards Tank Army, part of the «Zapad» grouping, have placed a section of the federal highway N-26 leading toward Kupyansk under fire control. The update was shared by a drone operator with the callsign «Mukha.»

He said Ukrainian forces can no longer use this road for troop movements, equipment transport, or rotations. According to him, numerous destroyed vehicles now line the route. He described how attempts by Ukrainian troops to bring in logs for bunkers ended with their equipment being set ablaze, leaving what he called «a mountain of burned-out vehicles» along the highway.

«Mukha» stressed that the road remains under constant surveillance by Russian UAV operators, forcing Ukrainian units to move soldiers, ammunition, and supplies on foot.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over the past month, while trying to hold the city, Ukrainian forces lost more than 1,800 personnel, 36 tanks, two multiple rocket launch systems, and 137 artillery and mortar pieces.