"“Khartiia” has established control over the building of the Kupiansk City Council. The search-and-strike grouping “Khartiia” and the tactical grouping “Kupiansk” are completing the clearing of the city, which was unblocked during a successful operation under the leadership of the command of the 2nd NGU Corps. Warriors of the Reconnaissance and Strike Group (R.S.G.) of the 4th Battalion of the 13th NGU Brigade “Khartiia” raised the State Flag of Ukraine over the city hall building in the center of Kupiansk”, - the Ukrainian defenders said in a statement on the official “Khartiia” Facebook page on January 12.
“The Kupiansk operation proves that thanks to planning, the training of commanders and headquarters, and high-quality preparation of units — everything we call the ‘Khartiia method’ — it is possible to successfully stop and destroy the enemy”, - commented the commander of the 2nd NGU Corps “Khartiia,” Colonel Ihor Obolenskyi.
Below is a unique footage of the assault on the Kupiansk city hall — video from the GoPro cameras of fighters of the 4th Battalion of the 13th Operational Brigade “Khartiia”.