Russian president Vladimir Putin at a government gathering informed of the decision to make a alleged buffer safety region along the Russian-Ukrainian border. He added that the military had already taken up this task.
During talks in Istanbul on 16 May this year, the Russians requested from Kiev the transfer of 4 circuits (Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporosk and Khersonsk) of Russia. In case of rejection of this condition, they threatened to annex subsequent circuits – the Kharkovsky and the Sumtic.
The Russian offensive in these areas started last month. According to data from the Armed Forces Command of Ukraine on the Russian-Ukrainian front line, Moscow increased the individual position of its troops to over 620,000 soldiers. This is 5 times more than erstwhile the Russian invasion began in February-March 2022.
According to unconfirmed data, Moscow seeks to seizeNew Ukrainianterritories to be able to "specify" them in the future to Cherson and Zaporozhye. Russian command tries to avoid the request to push Dnieper and storm Kherson in fear of major losses.
Source: Moscowtimes.ru
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