Russian Ministry of Defense saying On Friday that the forces were establishing a damping zone in the areas of the sumy region of Ukraine of the Northeast of Ukraine that border the Kursk region of the southwest of Russia, where Moscow recently said he forced kyiv’s troops.
President Vladimir Putin proposed to establish the so -called “cushioning zone” to safeguard the Kursk region from future attacks, visit there in March. His proposal was followed by reports of a possible Russian offensive, that the main commander of Ukraine confirm Last month.
General personnel head Valery Gerasimov said Putin last week that the Kursk region had been “completely released” with the help of North Korean soldiers. kyiv argues that the forces are still present in parts of the Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops launched a surprise raid in August 2024.
“The creation of a ‘security calls’ continues in the territory of the border areas of Sumy in Ukraine,” said the Ministry of Defense in a statement on Friday.
Governor of the Sumy Oleh Hryhorov region saying On Tuesday that Russian troops fought to obtain “significant success” when carving a damping area.
He said that four border towns were in a “gray area” due to border attacks, with the Deepstate Open Source Battle monitor Saying 82 square kilometers (32 square miles) of the Sumy region are under the control of the Neinder side.
Meanwhile, Russian state media cited an anonymous Russian security source as Saying That the Ukrainian forces were establishing “several defensive lines” in the Sumy region.
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