The 4th separate tank brigade helps repel the russian offensive in the Kupyansk-Lymansk direction. The commander of one of the units – "Yastrub" or "Hawk" – says that he has not seen talented tankmen among the russians, but they cause damage in other ways.

"The war has changed very significantly in a year and a half. The headache of all fighting units is what flies in the sky. It is necessary to move both personnel and equipment as stealthily as possible. Because it is immediately calculated and then fire damage is applied," says Yastrub.

According to the General Staff, the Russians have pulled up 100,000 reserves in this direction. Yastrub says that they do not stop trying to regain lost positions and storm locally day in and day out. But they fight here not as boldly as in Bakhmut, where the brigade used to be.

"One hit – and they run away. As they get kicked in the teeth, they lose the desire to go on," says Yastrub about how the Russians fight.

In his opinion, Russians will not be possible to capture Kupyansk in particular because of a natural obstacle – the Oskil River. But Yastrub prophesies the fate of Bakhmut for Kupyansk: due to the impossibility of capturing the city a second time, the Russians will burn it to ashes.

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