'Kupiansk has more tactical value' than Bakhmut, according to one military analyst.
, which consists of Russian mercenaries, has said it has"practically encircled" Bakhmut, which lies about 80 miles southeast of Kupiansk.
"Mandatory evacuation of families with children and residents with limited mobility began in Kupiansk community," the Kharkiv regional military administration said on its website. Bakhmut became so symbolically and politically important because of all the intense fighting that has occurred there in the past six-plus months, Spencer said.
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