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Kupiansk

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Also known as Kupyansk, Kupianka, Kupyanka, Kupians'k

Kupiansk or Kupyansk (, ; , ) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kupiansk Raion. It is also an important railroad junction for the oblast. Kupiansk hosts the administration of Kupiansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It had a population of In February 2024, more than 3,500 people remained in the city, and by November 2025, its population had declined to 560. It is located in the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine.

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Kupiansk is a city in eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast that serves as an important railroad hub and administrative center for its surrounding region. The city has experienced dramatic population decline during the recent conflict, dropping from over 3,500 residents in February 2024 to just 560 by November 2025.

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Settlement.official_name: Kupiansk
Settlement.native_name: Куп'янськ
Settlement.other_name: Kupyansk
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Kupjan h.png
Settlement.image_shield: Kupyansk-herb.png
Settlement.shield_size: 90px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kharkiv Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kupiansk Raion
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1655
Settlement.leader_title: head of City Military Administration
Settlement.leader_name: Andrii Besedin
Settlement.area_total_km2: 33.34

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Kupiansk or Kupyansk (, ; , ) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kupiansk Raion. It is also an important railroad junction for the oblast. Kupiansk hosts the administration of Kupiansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It had a population of In February 2024, more than 3,500 people remained in the city, and by November 2025, its population had declined to 560. It is located in the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine.

As of November 2025, Russian forces claim control of the city while top Ukrainian military officials deny this.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kupiansk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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