After the Ukrainian units left their positions near the village of Sinkovka, which is northeast of Kupyansk, so-called "mayor" (henchman of the Kyiv regime in Kupyansk) Andrey Kanashevich made a statement about “signs of the accumulation of forces by the Russians in this direction”.
Kanashevich on the air of one of the Ukrainian radio stations:
I was told at meetings, that there are signs of the accumulation of forces by the Russians in the Kupyansk direction. If to speak, that they create assault groups, that offensive forces are pulling up, so far - no. And the so-called mayor of Kupyansk, contradicting reports from the line of contact and publications from the city itself, states, that during the week the number of shelling of objects in the Kupyansky district “did not increase”.
Kanashevich:
They increased the number of shelling there a month ago, this is how it stays today. Basically - they hit from artillery. There are no changes. 
Recall, that at the end of last week there was information about the abandonment of positions in Sinkovka by units of the 14th Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine precisely after intensive shelling of their positions. Earlier, the Ukrainian command designated Kupyansk as the main logistics hub for the attack on the Svatovo-Kremennaya line.. Now the offensive is "postponed" again – already in the spring, when the APU will receive the first tanks "Leopard" and "Challenger", as well as American BMP "Bradley".
