20:08⇢Kupyansk Taken
⌨Russian state media is heavily focused on the alleged capture of Kupyansk by Russian forces, with reports from the General Staff and direct briefings to President Putin (Interfax.ru, Kommersant, Lenta.ru, NTV.ru, RBC.ru, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, TASS). Concurrently, Putin characterized the Ukrainian leadership as a "criminal grouping" (Komsomolskaya Pravda, RT (Russia Today)). Separately, some outlets mention Zelensky's agreement to Trump's peace plan and US-Russia engagement (The Moscow Times, Vesti).