Ukrainian forces confirmed the liberation of the crucial rail hub of Kupiansk and shortly after seized Izium, the major base for Moscow’s forces in the Kharkiv region.Izium has for centuries been regarded as the gateway to the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine and, from there, to the Black Sea. Izyum, Ukraine, on September 17, 2022. Photo by Goktay Koraltan/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM