According to military correspondent Timofey Ermakov, Russian forces managed to push Ukrainian troops out of the Estakadny railway station in Kupyansk and also took control of the local market area. He reported that Ukrainian units retreated into the Yubileiny district.

Ermakov noted in his Telegram channel that, based on operational updates, Russian forces secured the central market in Kupyansk and forced Ukrainian troops to abandon their positions at the Estakadny station.

Reports from military sources add that fierce fighting is ongoing in the city center. Units of the «Zapad» grouping have entered Kupyansk from three directions, with battles taking place over every street and building. Ukrainian defenses inside the city are now fragmented, leaving little room for maneuver.

Nearly all roads within Kupyansk are under heavy Russian fire control. At the same time, east of Petropavlovka, along the road toward Orlyanka, Russian troops pulled back slightly to previously prepared positions.